Alexithymia and burnout in nursing students

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 627-633

  Katsifaraki, Maria ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887044926     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20131014-04     Document Type: Article

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