Prevalence of depressive symptoms and work-related risk factors among nurses in public hospitals in southern China: A cross-sectional study

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Gong, Yanhong ^a   Han, Tieguang ^b   Yin, Xiaoxv ^a   Yang, Guoan ^b   Zhuang, Runsen ^b   Chen, Yuqi ^b   Lu, Zuxun ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Shenzhen Health Education and Promotion Center   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84923380420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep07109     Document Type: Article

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