Burnout syndrome and abdominal adiposity among Primary Health Care nursing professionals

Abstract Background Accumulation of abdominal adiposity (AA) constitutes a risk factor for heart and coronary diseases and for metabolic complications. Research suggests that stress is related to adipogenesis. The burnout syndrome (BS) is linked to stress due to the chronicity of work stress. The...

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Main Authors: Magno Conceição das Merces, Douglas de Souza e Silva, Iracema Lua, Daniela Sousa Oliveira, Marcio Costa de Souza, Argemiro D’Oliveira Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-12-01
Series:Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722016000104107&lng=en&tlng=en