Career satisfaction in primary care: A comparison of international and US medical graduates

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-152

  Chen, Peggy G ^a   Curry, Leslie A ^a,b   Nunez Smith, Marcella ^b,c   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^a   Desai, Mayur M ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Physician satisfaction; Primary care; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856764906     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1832-4     Document Type: Review

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