Association of "Grit" and satisfaction in rural and nonrural doctors

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 832-839

  Reed, Alex J ^a   Schmitz, David ^a   Baker, Ed ^a   Nukui, Ayaka ^a   Epperly, Ted ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grit; Job satisfaction; Medical specialty; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; CONATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FAMILY MEDICINE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GRIT; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPHTHALMOLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UROLOGY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; IDAHO; JOB SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF REPORT; SPECIALIZATION; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84869207151     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.110044     Document Type: Article

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