Psychological morbidity and job satisfaction amongst medical interns at a Nigerian teaching hospital

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 303-304

  Ajiboye, P O ^a   Yussuf, Ad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; JOB SATISFACTION; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; ADULT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB SATISFACTION; NIGERIA; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949515247     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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