Measuring rural allied health workforce turnover and retention: What are the patterns, determinants and costs?

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 81-88

  Chisholm, Marita ^a   Russell, Deborah ^a   Humphreys, John ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health; Cost; Retention; Rural; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; VICTORIA;

EID: 79953031062     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2011.01188.x     Document Type: Article

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