Prevalence of burnout among Irish general practitioners: a cross-sectional study

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 447-453

  O'Dea B ^a,b   O'Connor P ^b   Lydon, S ^b   Murphy, A W ^b  

^a Kilmoganny Health Centre   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Burnout; Doctor; General practitioner; Mental health; Stress; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IRELAND; IRISH (CITIZEN); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WELLBEING; EMOTION; FATIGUE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84955267962     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: 18634362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-016-1407-9     Document Type: Article

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