A communication competence approach to examining health care social support, stress, and job burnout

Health Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 375-382

  Wright, Kevin B ^a   Banas, John A ^a   Bessarabova, Elena ^a   Bernard, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953086096     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410231003775206     Document Type: Article

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