The occupational fatigue in anesthesiologists: Illusion or real?

Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 529-534

  Mansour, Afaf ^a   Riad, Waleed ^b   Moussa, Ashraf ^c  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Fatigue; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950419879     PISSN: 05440440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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