Recruitment and retention of rural general practitioners: A marketing approach reveals new possibilities

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 360-367

  Hemphill, Elizabeth ^a,c   Dunn, Steve ^b   Barich, Hayley ^a   Infante, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Hawkins Medical Clinic   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attraction; General practice; Marketing management; Retention; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER MOBILITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; IMMIGRATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SNOWBALL SAMPLE; SOCIAL MARKETING;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MARKETING; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 35548960422     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2007.00928.x     Document Type: Article

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