How healthy are Dutch general practitioners? Self-reported (mental) health among Dutch general practitioners

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-9

  Twellaar, Mascha ^a   Winants, Yvonne ^a   Houkes, Inge ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Burnout; Gender differences; General practitioners; Health status; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 47149104698     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13814780701814911     Document Type: Article

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