A study of job satisfaction and work environment perception among doctors in a tertiary hospital in Delhi

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 139-144

  Kaur, Suminder ^a,b   Sharma, Rahul ^a   Talwar, Richa ^a   Verma, Anita ^a   Singh, Saudan ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Delhi; Doctors; Satisfaction; Work environment; Work hours

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INDIA; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHYSICIAN INCOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SHIFT WORKER; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 67650976757     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: 19983654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.50762     Document Type: Article

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