Mental health, job satisfaction, and intention to relocate: Opinions of physicians in rural British Columbia

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 47, Issue APR., 2001, Pages 737-744

  Thommasen, H V ^a   Lavanchy, Marcel ^a   Connelly, Ian ^a   Berkowitz, Jonathan ^a   Grzybowski, Stefan ^a  

^a Comp 56 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CANADA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; BRITISH COLUMBIA; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DEPRESSION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0035318558     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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