Differences in well-being between GPs, medical specialists, and private physicians: The role of psychosocial factors

Health Services Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1 PART 1, 2012, Pages 68-85

  Kuusio, Hannamaria ^a   Heponiemi, Tarja ^a   Aalto, Anna Mari ^a   Sinervo, Timo ^a   Elovainio, Marko ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

physician well being; Primary care; private health care; psychosocial factors; secondary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; POSTAL MAIL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; WELLBEING; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 84855846922     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01313.x     Document Type: Article

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