Overall job satisfaction among dentists in Sweden and Denmark: A comparative study, measuring positive aspects of work

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 344-353

  Bergström, Kamilla ^a   Söderfeldt, Björn ^a   Berthelsen, Hanne ^a   Hjalmers, Karin ^a   Ordell, Sven ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Eudaimonia; Good work; Human services; Patient relation; Rewards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; DENTIST; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; SWEDEN;

DENMARK; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DENTISTS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PHILOSOPHY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REWARD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN;

EID: 77958064128     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: 15023850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016357.2010.514719     Document Type: Article

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