Rural health career pathways: Research themes in recruitment and retention

Australian Health Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 292-296

  Fisher, Karin A ^a   Fraser, John D ^a,b  

^a New England Mail Sorting Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

health professionals.; health workforce

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CAREER MOBILITY; HUMAN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

AUSTRALIA; CAREER MOBILITY; HUMANS; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 77956299140     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH09751     Document Type: Article

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