Job satisfaction and psychological health of doctors at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 400-403

  Ofili, A N ^a   Asuzu, M C ^b   Isah, E C ^a   Ogbeide, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Doctors; Health; Job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NIGERIA; NORTH AMERICA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 4644255934     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqh081     Document Type: Article

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