Job stress, satisfaction, and mental health among general practitioners before and after introduction of new contract.
BMJPublished 13 June 1992Open access
Valerie J. Sutherland, Cary L. Cooper
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Doctors experienced more stress, less job satisfaction, and poorer mental health in 1990 than in 1987, and these changes may have resulted from the introduction of the new contract.
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Doctors experienced more stress, less job satisfaction, and poorer mental health in 1990 than in 1987. These changes may have resulted from the introduction of the new contract.
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Health Professions
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