The self-perceived health status of Norwegian physicians compared with a reference population and foreign physicians

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 194-199

  Stavem, Knut ^a   Hofoss, Dag ^a   Aasland, Olaf Gjerløw ^b   Loge, Jon Håvard ^c  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Research Institute of the Norwegian Medical Association   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

health status; health related quality of life; physicians; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84993736207     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948010290030701     Document Type: Article

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