Professional support in rural New South Wales: Perceptions of new graduate occupational therapists

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 160-165

  Steenbergen, Karin ^a   Mackenzie, Lynette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Occupational therpay; Professional support; Recruitment; Retention; Rural; Supervision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SUPPORT GROUP; TELEPHONE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 4444275426     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2004.00590.x     Document Type: Article

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