Factors on working conditions and prolonged fatigue among physicians in Japan

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-66

  Wada, Koji ^a   Arimatsu, Mayuri ^b   Yoshikawa, Toru ^c   Oda, Susumu ^d   Taniguchi, Hatsumi ^e   Higashi, Toshiaki ^b   Aizawa, Yoshiharu ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE OF LABOUR   (Japan)

^d Fukuoka Health Promotion Foundation   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Career satisfaction; Physicians; Prolonged fatigue; Relationship; Workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EXPERIENCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SATISFACTION; VARIANCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 46949090646     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0307-3     Document Type: Article

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