Prevalence of burnout among Swiss cancer clinicians, paediatricians and general practitioners: Who are most at risk?

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-81

  Arigoni, Flavia ^a   Bovier, Patrick A ^a   Mermillod, Bernadette ^a   Waltz, Patricia ^a   Sappino, André Pascal ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Burnout; Cancer physicians; Primary care; Workload

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADJUSTMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CYNICISM; DEPERSONALISATION; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SWITZERLAND; WORKLOAD;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEPERSONALIZATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; WORKLOAD;

EID: 57849104006     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-008-0465-6     Document Type: Article

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