Motivating Nigerian doctors for improved health care delivery

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 290-306

  Ogunrin, Florence Olu ^a   Ogunrin, Olubunmi ^a   Akerele, Adebayo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Doctors; Health services; Motivation (psychology); Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249655580     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860710754361     Document Type: Article

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