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Personality profile and coping resources of family medicine vocational trainees at the University of Limpopo, South Africa

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 52 , issue 5 , 2010 , pages: 446–450

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2010.10874023

Author(s): D Pretorius Department of Family Medicine and PHC, , WJ Basson Department of Psychology, , GA Ogunbanjo Department of Family Medicine and PHC,

Keywords: personality , coping resources , family medicine , stress , vocational trainees

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Abstract

Background: Doctors are exposed to various stress factors in their personal and family lives, as well as in the workplace. Stress inherent to the responsibilities and challenges of the medical field may become a health hazard and threaten the well-being of the medical practitioner.

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