Web-based computer adaptive assessment of individual perceptions of job satisfaction for hospital workplace employees

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Chien, Tsair Wei ^a,b   Lai, Wen Pin ^a   Lu, Chih Wei ^c   Wang, Weng Chung ^d   Chen, Shih Chung ^e   Wang, Hsien Yi ^a,b   Su, Shih Bin ^a,e  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79955113722     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-47     Document Type: Article

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