Towards an understanding of the flourishing practitioner

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 1006, 2009, Pages 399-401

  Toon, P D ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORALITY; POLITICS; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 68149148786     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2008.077412     Document Type: Review

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