Predictors of work-related stress among nurses working in primary and secondary health care levels in Dammam, Eastern Saudi Arabia

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 79-84

  Al Makhaita, Huda ^a   Sabra, Amr ^a   Hafez, Ahmed ^a,b  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Nurses; predictors; prevalence; Saudi Arabia; work related stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912035401     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8229.134762     Document Type: Article

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