Locum doctors in general practice: Motivation and experiences

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 444, 1999, Pages 519-521

  McKevitt, Christopher ^a   Morgan, Myfanwy ^a   Hudson, Meryl ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Locum; Questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FRUSTRATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 0032779902     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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