The impact of organisational settings on physician wellbeing

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 506-515

  Von Vultée, Pia Jansson ^a   Axelsson, Runo ^b   Arnetz, Bengt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Doctors; Hospital management; Leadership; Organizations

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN RELATIONS; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICE; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34548699726     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860710819440     Document Type: Article

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