Retaining therapy radiographers: What's so special about us?

Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-32

  Probst, Heidi ^a   Griffiths, Sue ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b United Kingdom   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LEADERSHIP; MANAGER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; RADIOTHERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORK;

EID: 34248148158     PISSN: 14603969     EISSN: 14671131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1460396907005043     Document Type: Article

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