High occupational stress and low career satisfaction of Korean surgeons

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 133-139

  Kang, Sang Hee ^a   Boo, Yoon Jung ^a   Lee, Ji Sung ^b   Han, Hyung Joon ^a   Jung, Cheol Woong ^a   Kim, Chong Suk ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Burnout; Career satisfaction; Exercise; Occupational stress; Physicians; Surgeon; Working hours

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BURNOUT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH KOREA; SURGEON;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURGEONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84948650332     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.2.133     Document Type: Article

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