Quality of life and its influencing factors among medical professionals in China

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 753-761

  Wu, Siying ^a   Zhu, Wei ^b   Li, Huangyuan ^a   Yu, Ignatius Tak Sun ^c   Lin, Sihao ^d   Wang, Xiaorong ^c   Yang, Shujuan ^c  

^a FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d Fujian Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICINE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957754934     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-009-0496-4     Document Type: Article

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