Wellness activities address inequities

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-121

  Dobson, Roy ^a   Lepnurm, Rein ^b  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Equity; Motivation; Practice patterns; Remuneration; Wellness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; TEACHING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEES, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SASKATCHEWAN; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033992472     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00271-3     Document Type: Article

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