Preferences for general practice jobs: A survey of principals and sessional GPs

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 507, 2004, Pages 740-746

  Wordsworth, Sarah ^a   Skåtun, Diane ^b   Scott, Anthony ^b   French, Fiona ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experiment; General practitioners; Job attributes; Preferences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTRACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 5444272307     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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