Emotional labour, training stress, burnout, and depressive symptoms in junior doctors

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 232-248

  Rogers, Mary E ^a   Creed, Peter A ^b   Searle, Judy ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

depressive symptoms; emotional labour; junior doctors; training stress; work related burnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897402552     PISSN: 13636820     EISSN: 17475090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13636820.2014.884155     Document Type: Article

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