Physician wellness in rural America: A review

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 303-313

  Haggerty, Treah ^a   Fields, Scott ^b   Selby Nelson, Emily ^c   Foley, Kimberly ^a   Shrader, Carl ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston   (United States)

^c Cabin Creek Health Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

healthcare quality; job satisfaction; personal satisfaction; physician; professional satisfaction; rural; wellness

Indexed keywords

HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84894131687     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PM.46.3.e     Document Type: Review

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