The quality of life of New Zealand doctors and medical students: What can be done to avoid burnout?

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 1307, 2009, Pages 102-110

  Henning, Marcus A ^a   Hawken, Susan J ^a   Hill, Andrew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH STATUS; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEACHER; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73549109411     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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