Relationships between job satisfaction, intentions to leave family practice and actually leaving among family physicians in England

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 499-503

  Hann, Mark ^a   Reeves, David ^a   Sibbald, Bonnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; family physician; family practice; intention to leave; job satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETIREMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RETIREMENT;

EID: 79960773654     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq005     Document Type: Review

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