Retention: An unresolved workforce issue affecting rural occupational therapy services

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 170-181

  Mills, Anna ^a   Millsteed, Jeannine ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health; Occupational therapists; Retention; Rural; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MANAGER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MODEL; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEAMWORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0036908064     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1630.2002.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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