Work-life balancing: Challenges and strategies

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 870-874

  Chittenden, Eva H ^a   Ritchie, Christine S ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; GOAL ATTAINMENT; LIFE; PERSONAL NEEDS; PERSONAL VALUE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

GOALS; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 79959720826     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0095     Document Type: Article

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