Improving motivation among primary health care workers in Tanzania: A health worker perspective

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Manongi, Rachel N ^a   Marchant, Tanya C ^b   Bygbjerg, Ib Christian ^c  

^a KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Tanzania)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGER; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTIVATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; POLICY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RURAL AREA; TANZANIA; URBAN AREA; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33746287147     PISSN: 14784491     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-4-6     Document Type: Article

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