Crossing boundaries: Family physicians' struggles to protect their private lives

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Miedema, Baukje ^a,f   Easley, Julie ^c,d   Fortin, Pierrette ^e   Hamilton, Ryan ^c,d   Tatemichi, Sue ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b First Nations Community   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^d FMTU ^*  (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^f Horizon Health Network   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PERSONAL VALUE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WORKLOAD;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW BRUNSWICK; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 63049110060     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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