Work stress and workload of full-time anesthesiologists in acute care hospitals in Japan

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 235-241

  Kawasaki, Kazuyoshi ^a,b   Sekimoto, Miho ^b   Ishizaki, Tatsuro ^b   Imanaka, Yuichi ^b  

^a University of Tokyo   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anesthesiologist; Factors causing stress; Stress; Workload

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; JAPAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; MANAGED CARE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; JAPAN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 65749098781     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-008-0736-x     Document Type: Article

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