Professional and social support networks of rural general practitioners

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 7-14

  Joyce, Catherine ^a   Veitch, Craig ^a   Crossland, Lisa ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Retention; Rural general practitioners; Support networks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE; FAMILY; FRIEND; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0038100369     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1584.2003.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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