The new generation of family physicians - Career motivation, life goals and work-life balance

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 138, Issue 21-22, 2008, Pages 305-312

  Buddeberg Fischer, Barbara ^a   Stamm, Martina ^a   Buddeberg, Claus ^a   Klaghofer, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Career motivation; Family physicians; Life goals; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 45749105523     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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