An exploration of the role of religion/spirituality in the promotion of physicians' wellbeing in Emergency Medicine

Preventive Medicine Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2016, Pages 189-195

  Salmoirago Blotcher, Elena ^a   Fitchett, George ^b   Leung, Katherine ^c   Volturo, Gregory ^c   Boudreaux, Edwin ^c   Crawford, Sybil ^c   Ockene, Ira ^c   Curlin, Farr ^d  

^a Brown University Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burnout; Emergency medicine; Prevention; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MALPRACTICE; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE USE; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 84958155125     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2016.01.009     Document Type: Article

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