Sustainable working practices and minimizing burnout in emergency medicine

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 617-619

  Hassan, Tajek B ^a  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84909971454     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: 17597390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2014.75.11.617     Document Type: Article

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