International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 40, Issue 8 , Pages 807-827 , November 2003

Investigation of factors influencing burnout levels in the professional and private lives of nurses

  • A. Demir

      Affiliations

    • Hacettepe Üniversity School of Nursing—Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Turkey
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  • M. Ulusoy

      Affiliations

    • Abant Ýzzet Baysal Üniversity, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Turkey
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  • M.F. Ulusoy

      Affiliations

    • Hacettepe Üniversity School of Nursing—Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Turkey

Received 10 October 2002 ,Revised 18 March 2003 ,Accepted 24 March 2003.

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PII: S0020-7489(03)00077-4

doi: 10.1016/S0020-7489(03)00077-4

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 40, Issue 8 , Pages 807-827 , November 2003

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