Determinants of general practitioners' wages in England

Health Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-160

  Morris, Stephen ^a   Goudie, Rosalind ^b   Sutton, Matt ^b   Gravelle, Hugh ^c   Elliott, Robert ^b   Hole, Arne Risa ^e   Ma, Ada ^d   Sibbald, Bonnie ^b   Skåtun, Diane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contract; Family; General practitioner; Income; Physician; Wages

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTRACT; ETHNICITY; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK EXPERIENCE;

CONTRACT SERVICES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PARTNERSHIP PRACTICE; RATE SETTING AND REVIEW; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 79952026341     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1573     Document Type: Article

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