Job satisfaction and stress levels among anaesthesiologists of south India

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 513-517

  Koshy, Rachel Cherian ^a   Ramesh, Bhagyalakshmi ^a   Khan, Shabana ^a   Sivaramakrishnan, Anand ^a  

^a REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Anaesthesiologists; Burnout; Job satisfaction; Quality of life; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDIA; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECOGNITION; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WORKING TIME;

EID: 82955169481     PISSN: 00195049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.89891     Document Type: Article

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