An anonymous survey of provincial, rural and remote obstetricians' long-term practice intentions; implications for the provision of specialist obstetric services outside metropolitan areas in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 395-398

  Robson, Stephen ^a,b   Bland, Peter ^a   Bunting, Michael ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Obstetrics; Rural; Survey; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSTETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 29244440830     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2005.00446.x     Document Type: Article

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