The influence of motivation in recruitment and retention of rural and remote allied health professionals: A literature review

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Campbell, N ^a   McAllister, L ^a   Eley, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health professional; Australia; Extrinsic; Intrinsic; Job satisfaction; Motivation; Remote and rural workforce

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MOTIVATION; NOMENCLATURE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; POPULATION GROUPS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84867615237     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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