Critical shortage of occupational therapists in rural Australia: Changing our long-held beliefs provides a solution

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 184-187

  Lannin, Natasha ^a   Longland, Stacey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Occupational therapy; Recruitment and retention; Rural and remote; Workforce

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; JOB FINDING; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0142031087     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1630.2003.00394.x     Document Type: Review

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