Why did they leave and what can they tell us? Allied health professionals leaving rural settings

Australian Health Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-72

  O'Toole, Kevin ^a   Schoo, Adrian ^b   Hernan, Andrea ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; VICTORIA;

EID: 77951885823     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH09711     Document Type: Article

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