A radical new treatment for the sick health workforce

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 32-34

  Del Mar, Christopher B ^a   Dwyer, Naomi ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER PLANNING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPETITION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE TRAINING; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RESPONSIBILITY; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33745935001     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00448.x     Document Type: Article

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