Powerlessness, control, and complexity: The experience of family physicians in a group model HMO

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 150-155

  Gask, Linda ^a,b  

^a National Primary Care Research and Development Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Physician's role; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 2942683572     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.58     Document Type: Article

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