An analysis of job satisfaction among physician assistants in Taiwan

Health Policy

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-77

  Liu, Chi Ming ^a,b   Chien, Ching Wen ^b   Chou, Pesus ^b   Liu, Jorn Hon ^a   Chen, Victor Tze Kai ^c,d   Wei, Jeng ^a   Kuo, Ying Yu ^a,e   Lang, Hui Chu ^b  

^a CHENG HSIN REHABILITATION MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Communication; Job satisfaction; Physician assistants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; SOCIAL ASPECT; TAIWAN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 19444366764     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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