Burnout and engagement in relation with job demands and resources among dental staff in Northern Ireland

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-95

  Gorter, Ronald C ^a   Freeman, Ruth ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

burnout; engagement; practice management; social dentistry; work stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; DENTIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DENTAL STAFF; DENTISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 78651413719     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2010.00568.x     Document Type: Article

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