Job satisfaction among rural physician assistants

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 100-108

  Muus, Kyle J ^a   Geller, Jack M ^a   Williams, John D ^a   Ludtke, Richard L ^a   Knowlton, Douglas D ^a   Hart, L Gary ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031822295     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1998.tb00611.x     Document Type: Article

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