Burnout among general hospital mental health professionals and the salutogenic approach

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 175-181

  Rabin, Stanley ^a   Shorer, Yuval ^a   Nadav, Meir ^a   Guez, Jonathan ^a   Hertzanu, Mali ^a   Shiber, Asher ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 80755172286     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
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