Through doctors' eyes: A qualitative study of hospital doctor perspectives on their working conditions

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 874-891

  McGowan, Yvonne ^a   Humphries, Niamh ^a   Burke, Helen ^a   Conry, Mary ^a   Morgan, Karen ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IRELAND; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; IRELAND; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84879793737     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12037     Document Type: Article

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