Choosing to practice in rural dietetics: What factors influence that decision?

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 192-196

  Heaney, Susan E ^a   Tolhurst, Helen ^a   Baines, Surinder K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Career choices; Dietetic students; Dietetic workforce; Rural health workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIETETICS; DIETITIAN; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SCIENCE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNIVERSITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; DIETETICS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 11844286890     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2004.00603.x     Document Type: Article

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