Occupational physicians in Israel: Work structure, job and personal characteristics, and job satisfaction

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 874-881

  Kushnir, Talma ^a   Melamed, Samuel ^b   Ribak, Joseph ^b  

^a LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030921182     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199709000-00011     Document Type: Article

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