Retirement intentions of general practitioners aged 45-65 years

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-77

  Brett, Thomas D ^a   Arnold Reed, Diane E ^a   Hince, Dana A ^a   Wood, Ian K ^a   Moorhead, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICARE; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETIREMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKLOAD; AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70349331182     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02696.x     Document Type: Article

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