Job satisfaction and intention to leave the profession: Should we care?

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-93

  Gaither, Caroline A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS;

EID: 66649135823     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2009.04.001     Document Type: Editorial

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