Psychosocial working conditions and work-related stressors among UK veterinary surgeons

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 334-341

  Bartram, David J ^a   Yadegarfar, Ghasem ^b   Baldwin, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Psychosocial working conditions; Stressors; Veterinary surgeon; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SURGERY, VETERINARY; VETERINARIANS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 67949091220     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp072     Document Type: Article

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