Predicting absenteeism and turnover intentions in the health professions

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 271-281

  Albion, Majella ^a   Fogarty, Gerard J ^a   Machin, Michael A ^a   Patrick, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 57049083466     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080271     Document Type: Article

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