Stress and coping in Australian nurses: A systematic review

International Nursing Review

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-31

  Lim, J ^a   Bogossian, F ^a   Ahern, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Coping; Nurses; Nursing; Stress; Systematic Review

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 76449093349     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2009.00765.x     Document Type: Review

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