What would attract general practice trainees into rural practice in New Zealand?

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 1161, 2002, Pages

  Hill, Douglas ^a   Martin, Isobel ^b   Farry, Pat ^b  

^a Broadway Medical Centre   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; FAMILY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; LIFESTYLE; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE;

CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; FAMILY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FOCUS GROUPS; INCOME; JOB DESCRIPTION; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STYLE; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0037072676     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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