Measuring morale - Does practice area deprivation affect doctors' well-being?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 47, Issue 422, 1997, Pages 547-552

  Grieve, Sue ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depressed areas; General practitioners; Morale; Questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MORALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN POPULATION; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONDON; MORALE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POVERTY AREAS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0030870382     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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