Suicidality among Finnish anaesthesiologists

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1027-1035

  Lindfors, P M ^a,d   Meretoja, O A ^a   Luukkonen, R A ^b   Elovainio, M J ^c   Leino, T J ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d National Institute for Health and Welfare ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 68849085393     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02014.x     Document Type: Article

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