Job satisfaction in occupational therapy: A qualitative investigation in urban Australia

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-26

  Moore, Katherine ^a,d   Cruickshank, Mary ^b   Haas, Marion ^c  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Occupational therapy; Recruitment; Retention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33644823803     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00539.x     Document Type: Article

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