title: Karoshi: death from overwork--a nursing problem in Japan?
abstract: Japanese Nurses are overworked and underpaid; many of them leave the profession at about age 25 and get married. Will working conditions change so that more nurses remain nurses?
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Anders
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanai-Pak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007587:Job Description; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D016526:Workload