Job characteristics and job satisfaction among physicians involved with research in the veterans health administration

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 938-945

  Mohr, David C ^a,b   Burgess Jr , James F ^a,b  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 80051552359     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182223b76     Document Type: Article

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