Work stressors, social support, and burnout in junior doctors: Exploring direct and indirect pathways

Journal of Employment Counseling

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 62-73

  Sochos, Antigonos ^a   Bowers, Alexis ^b   Kinman, Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Adult Psychiatry   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84862001717     PISSN: 00220787     EISSN: 21611920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1920.2012.00007.x     Document Type: Article

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