Job satisfaction among male physicians - perspective from northern iraq

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 329-332

  Shaikh, Irshad Ali ^a   Shaikh, Masood Ali ^a,c   Rasheed, Burhan Orner ^b  

^a Chester Health Department   (United States)

^b Primary Health Care Department   (Iraq)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Iraq; Job satisfaction; Male physicians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; IRAQ; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; IRAQ; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 36049017677     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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