Job satisfaction among general practitioners: A systematic literature review

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 174-180

  Van Ham, Irene ^a   Verhoeven, Anita H ^b   Groenier, Klaas H ^b   Groothoff, Johan W ^b   De Haan, Jan ^b  

^a University of Groningen ^*

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

General practitioner; Job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BURNOUT; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCIDENCE; INCOME; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL STUDENT; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; TEACHING; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 34247394736     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13814780600994376     Document Type: Review

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