Are UH doctors particularly stressed?

被引:26
作者
McManus, IC [1 ]
Winder, BC [1 ]
Gordon, D [1 ]
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[1] UCL Royal Free & Univ Coll Med Sch, Ctr Hlth Informat & Multiprofess Educ, Res Ctr Med Educ, London N19 3UA, England
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10.1016/S0140-6736(99)02112-1
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Doctors are thought to have higher levels of stress than the general population. However, in a survey of a nationally representative sample of UK doctors, we found that stress levels were equivalent to those in the general population; previous findings may have been biased by inappropriate use of the general health questionnaire.
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