Working conditions and trainee shortage in operative disciplines - Is our profession ready for the next decade?

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 394, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 179-183

  Cerwenka, Herwig ^a   Bacher, Heinz ^a   Werkgartner, Georg ^a   Mischinger, Hans Jörg ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Resident attrition; Surgical training; Working conditions; Working hours

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRIA; CAREER CHOICE; DATA COLLECTION; DOCUMENTATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; TRAINING SUPPORT; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 55849114906     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-008-0356-9     Document Type: Article

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