Job stress among nurses in China

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-64

  Yau, Sui Yu ^a   Xiao, Xiu Ying ^b   Lee, Linda Yin King ^a   Tsang, Alan Yat Kwan ^a   Wong, Suet Lai ^a   Wong, Ka Fai ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ZHUHAI PEOPLE S HOSPITAL ZHUHAI HOSPITAL AFFILIATED WITH JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84856229313     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2011.07.001     Document Type: Article

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