Testing for correlates of intent to leave one's job versus intent to leave one's occupation among cancer registrars

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-30

  Chapman, Susan A ^a,b   Blau, Gary ^c   Pred, Robert S ^d   Lindler, Vanessa ^b  

^a MSN Nursing Leadership and Management Program at George Washington University School of Nursing   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Human Resource Management Department

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63549111441     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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