Retention in the allied health workforce: Boomers, generation X, and generation y

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 215-219

  Dodd, Jenny ^a   Saggers, Sherry ^a   Wildy, Helen ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL TURNOVER;

EID: 76149139748     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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