Job strain in physical therapists

Physical Therapy

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 946-956

  Campo, Marc A ^a   Weiser, Sherri ^b   Koenig, Karen L ^c  

^a MERCY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIETIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70149102495     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080322     Document Type: Article

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