Risk of suicide amongst dentists: Myth or reality?

International Dental Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 411-418

  Sancho, Federico Moreno ^a   Ruiz, Cira Navarro ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

burnout; dentistry; mental health; Occupation; risk factors; stress; suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; BURNOUT; DENTIST; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MARRIAGE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DENTISTS; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EUROPE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952255241     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: 1875595X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1922/IDJ-2575Sancho08     Document Type: Article

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