Motivations, concerns, and expectations of Scandinavian health professionals volunteering for humanitarian assignments

Disaster Management and Response

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 49-58

  Bjerneld, Magdalena ^a   Lindmark, Gunilla ^b   McSpadden, Lucia Ann ^c   Garrett, Martha J ^b  

^a International Maternal and Child Health (IMCH)   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Pacific School of Religion   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISASTER; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSE; ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCANDINAVIA; SELF CONCEPT; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSES; ORGANIZATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIEF WORK; SCANDINAVIA; SELF CONCEPT; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 33645554315     PISSN: 15402487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dmr.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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