24Sep 2018

PROFESSION INDUCED HEALTH HAZARDS OF HEALTH WORKERS IN MEDICAL PROFESSION: A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF NURSES WORKING IN PRIVATE HOSPITAL OF INDIA.

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Health workers in medical profession, particularly the nurses directly getaffected the physically and emotionally to various infectious diseases curbing their efficiency and quality of life. The present paperhas discussed the physical, mental and emotional health of women nurses working in corporate hospitals and its negative consequences. The paper has sought response the fundamental question that how profession induced health problems and working conditions haveadversely affected the health of women nurses and their quality of life?

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[SantoshKumarPanigrahi. (2018); PROFESSION INDUCED HEALTH HAZARDS OF HEALTH WORKERS IN MEDICAL PROFESSION: A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF NURSES WORKING IN PRIVATE HOSPITAL OF INDIA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 6 (Sep). 1087-1092] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. SANTOSH KUMAR PANIGRAHI
ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR, IGNOU, REGIONAL CENTRE, BHUBANESWAR

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/7774      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/7774

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