Association of occupational and substance use factors with burnout among urban transit operators

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 562-570

  Cunradi, Carol B ^a   Chen, Meng Jinn ^a   Lipton, Rob ^a  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Occupational health; Urban transit operators

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EQUIPMENT; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OPERATOR; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SEAT; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAFFIC; VIBRATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SAN FRANCISCO; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 67650753589     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-009-9349-4     Document Type: Article

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