Impact of support initiatives on retaining rural general practitioners

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 196-201

  Gardiner, Maria ^a   Sexton, Roger ^b   Kearns, Hugh ^a   Marshall, Kelly ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Rural Doctors Workforce Agency   (Australia)

Author keywords

Psychological well being; Quality of life; Rural distress; Rural general practitioner; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRISIS INTERVENTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33749503457     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00808.x     Document Type: Article

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