Motivation and job satisfaction among multipurpose health workers in hilly and non-hilly areas of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh: An exploratory study

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1262-1272

  Lakra, George Jeevan ^a   Kadam, Shridhar ^b   Hussain, Mohammad Akhtar ^b   Pati, Sanghamitra ^b   Sharma, Kavya ^b   Zodpey, Sanjay ^b  

^a Government of Chhattisgarh   (India)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

India; Job satisfaction; Motivation; Multipurpose health worker

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868129321     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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