The effects of improving hospital physicians working conditions on patient care: A prospective, controlled intervention study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Weigl, Matthias ^a   Hornung, Severin ^b   Angerer, Peter ^c   Siegrist, Johannes ^c   Glaser, Jürgen ^b  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hospital; Intervention; Patient care; Physicians; Trial control study; Work conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84885079108     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-401     Document Type: Article

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