Work-life conflict and health among Swiss physicians - In comparison with other university graduates and with the general Swiss working population

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 140, Issue JULY, 2010, Pages

  Knecht, Michaela ^a,b   Bauer, Georg F ^a,b   Klaghofer, Richard ^c   Buddeberg Fischer, Barbara ^c   Stamm, Martina ^c   Ham̈mig, Oliver ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Health; Physicians; Switzerland; University graduates; Work family conflict; Work life conflict

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GRADUATE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SWITZERLAND; WORK CAPACITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWITZERLAND; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84855995222     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2010.13063     Document Type: Article

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