Factors associated with physicians' choice of working sector: A national longitudinal survey in Finland

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-136

  Kankaanranta, Terhi ^a   Vainiom̈aki, Jari ^b   Autio, Ville ^a,c   Halila, Hannu ^d   Hyppölä, Harri ^e   Isokoski, Mauri ^a   Kujala, Santero ^d   Kumpusalo, Esko ^e   Mattila, Kari ^f   Virjo, Irma ^b   Vänskä, Jukka ^d   Rissanen, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Suomen Laakariliitto   (Finland)

^e KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINLAND; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; DECISION MAKING; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 33747037243     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11755652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00148365-200605020-00006     Document Type: Article

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