Physician well being and quality of patient care: An exploratory study of the missing link

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 545-552

  Wallace, Jean E ^a   Lemaire, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture of medicine; Job stress; Patient care; Physician wellness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONALISM; WELLBEING; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ALBERTA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70449113142     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500903012871     Document Type: Article

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