Work-related behavior and experience patterns and predictors of mental health in german physicians in medical practice

Family Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 433-439

  Voltmer, Edgar ^a   Schwappach, David L B ^b   Frank, Erica ^c   Wirsching, Michael ^d   Spahn, Claudia ^d  

^a Theologische Hochschule Friedensau   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77953644525     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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