Moral distress among healthcare professionals at a health system

JONA's Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 111-118

  Allen, Rose ^a   Judkins Cohn, Tanya ^a   Develasco, Raul ^a   Forges, Edwina ^a   Lee, Rosemary ^a   Clark, Laurel ^a   Procunier, Maggie ^a  

^a MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883414592     PISSN: 15209229     EISSN: 1539073X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NHL.0b013e3182a1bf33     Document Type: Article

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