The role of psychological well-being in retaining rural general practitioners

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 149-155

  Gardiner, Maria ^a   Sexton, Roger ^b   Durbridge, Mitchell ^a   Garrard, Kiara ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Rural Doctors Workforce Agency   (Australia)

Author keywords

Psychological well being; Quality of life; Rural general practice; Rural GPs; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRISIS INTERVENTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 22144439036     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2005.00677.x     Document Type: Article

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