Wellness, Perceived Stress, Mattering, and Marital Satisfaction among Medical Residents and Their Spouses: Implications for Education and Counseling

The Family Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-36

  Powers, Anne S ^a   Myers, Jane E ^a   Tingle, Lynne R ^b   Powers, John C ^c  

^a University of North Carolina at Greensboro ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

marriage and family counseling; medical doctors; medical residents; wellness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997858567     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: 15523950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480703258802     Document Type: Article

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