A Comparison of Job Satisfaction of Community Health Workers before and after Local Comprehensive Medical Care Reform: A Typical Field Investigation in Central China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Ding, Hong ^a   Sun, Xin ^a   Chang, Wei wei ^b   Zhang, Liu ^c   Xu, Xi ping ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WANNAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c Wuhu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL FEE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REWARD; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CHINA; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84884144251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073438     Document Type: Article

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