New wine in an old bottle: Does alienation provide an explanation of the origins of physician discontent?

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 301-335

  McKinlay, John ^a   Marceau, Lisa ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; MAGNITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK; WORKPLACE;

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; UNITED STATES;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; SOCIAL ALIENATION; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953195520     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.41.2.g     Document Type: Article

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