Prevalence of mental disorders among shift work hospital nurses in Shiraz, Iran

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1605-1609

  Zamanian Ardekani, Z ^a   Kakooei, H ^a   Ayattollahi, S M T ^b   Choobineh, A ^c   Nasle Seraji, G ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

GHQ 28; Hospital nurses; Mental disorders; Shift work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 54049112277     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1605.1609     Document Type: Article

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