Physiotherapy
Volume 96, Issue 4 , Pages 303-310 , December 2010

Occupational stress and coping resources in physiotherapists: a survey of physiotherapists in three general hospitals

  • M.C. Santos

      Affiliations

    • School of Technology and Health, Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, Portugal
    • ,
  • L. Barros

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Lisbon, 1649-013 Lisbon, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +351 918146020; fax: +351 217933408.
    • ,
  • E. Carolino

      Affiliations

    • School of Technology and Health, Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, Portugal

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doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2010.03.001

Physiotherapy
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