General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 285-291 , July 2005

The relationship between interpersonal problems and occupational stress in physicians

  • Erik Falkum, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • DPS Vinderen, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, 0319 Oslo, Norway
    • Institute of Psychiatry, University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. DPS Vinderen, Diakonhjemmet Sykehus, 0319 Oslo, Norway. Tel.: +47 22 02 98 00; fax: +47 22 02 98 01.
    • ,
  • Per Vaglum, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Behavioral Sciences in Medicine, University of Oslo, Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway

Received 8 October 2004 ,Accepted 16 March 2005.

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PII: S0163-8343(05)00039-3

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2005.03.006

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 285-291 , July 2005

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