Moral values and career: Factors shaping the image of healthy work for female dentists

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 255-261

  Hjalmers, Karin ^a   Söderfeldt, Björn ^a   Axtelius, Björn ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Good work; Human service organization; Public health dentistry; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORALITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWEDEN; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; DENTISTS, WOMEN; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MORALS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 33748422071     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: 15023850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016350600633441     Document Type: Article

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