Doing a good job and getting something good out of it: On stress and well-being in anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-37

  Larsson, J ^a,b   Sanner, M ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

anaesthetists; coping skills; stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; BURNOUT; COPING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; LEARNING; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77953816932     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq125     Document Type: Review

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