Autonomy and well-being among nordic male and female hospital physicians

Work

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 437-443

  Heijstra, Thamar M ^a   Rafnsdóttir, Gudbjörg Linda ^a   Jónsdóttir, Lilja Sigrún ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Directorate of Health   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Managed care; Professionals; Reorganization; Strain; Work conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ICELAND; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; SWEDEN;

EID: 84859934006     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2011-1255     Document Type: Article

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