Dimensions and Correlates of Physician Work Satisfaction in a Midwestern City

Medical Care

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 610-617

  Bates, Ann S ^a,b,e   Harris, Lisa E ^a,b   Tierney, William M ^a,b,c   Wolinsky, Fredric D ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Richard L Roudeboush V A M C   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Managed care; Medical specialty; Physician work satisfaction; Practice setting; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANA; JOB SATISFACTION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0032036385     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199804000-00016     Document Type: Article

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