Job satisfaction and motivation of health workers in public and private sectors: Cross-sectional analysis from two Indian states

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Peters, David H ^a   Chakraborty, Subrata ^b   Mahapatra, Prasanta ^c   Steinhardt, Laura ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JAIPURIA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

^c Institute of Health Systems   (India)

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EID: 78649328830     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-8-27     Document Type: Article

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