Factors for job satisfaction among primary care physicians in Kuwait

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-119

  Al Zaid, Bader M ^a,b   Buhamra, Sana S ^a   Al Ibrahim, A H ^a  

^a Dahyat Abdalla Al Salem Clinic   (Kuwait)

^b Dahyat Abdalla Al Salem Clinic

Author keywords

Family physicians; Kuwait; Primary care; Work satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; JOB SATISFACTION; KUWAIT; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RATING SCALE; SALARY;

EID: 0031850125     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000026031     Document Type: Article

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