Doctors' views of working conditions in rural hospitals in the Western Cape

South African Family Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 21-26

  De Villiers, M R ^a   De Villiers, P J T ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

District hospitals; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 72749096475     PISSN: 1726426X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2004.10873056     Document Type: Article

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