Work hours and caseload as predictors of physician burnout: The Mediating Effects by Perceived Workload and by Autonomy

Applied Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 539-565

  Shirom, Arie ^a   Nirel, Nurit ^b   Vinokur, Amiram D ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 77957171843     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2009.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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