Factors influencing early retirement intentions in australian rural general practitioners

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 297-304

  Pit, S W ^a   Hansen, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Burnout; Early retirement; General practitioners; Health professionals; Occupational health; Presenteeism; Psychological distress; Retention; Rural; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RETIREMENT; RISK; SLEEP DISORDER; WORKLOAD;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTENTION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RETIREMENT; SLEEP DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84901625610     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqu028     Document Type: Article

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