Mental health and occupational wellbeing of Australian gynaecologic oncologists

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 526-532

  Stafford, Lesley ^a,b   Judd, Fiona ^a,b  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burnout; Job satisfaction; Job stress; Psychological morbidity

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT; CURRICULUM; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST; HUMAN; JOB CHANGE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL WELLBEING; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; WELLBEING; WORKING TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 75749114017     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2009.10.080     Document Type: Article

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