The relationship between burnout, PTSD symptoms and injuries among ambulance personnel

Sport Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 7-13

  Katsavouni, Fani ^a   Bebetsos, Evangelos ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ambulance personnel; Burnout; PTSD; Work related injuries(WRIs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971667765     PISSN: 18403662     EISSN: 18403670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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