Organizational Culture, Job Satisfaction, and Clinician Turnover in Primary Care

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-36

  Hall, Charles B ^a   Brazil, Kevin ^b,c   Wakefield, Dorothy ^d   Lerer, Trudy ^e   Tennen, Howard ^d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b St Joseph s Health System Research Network   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^e Divisions of Infectious Diseases Immunology and Excellence in Patient Safety and Clinical Quality   (United States)

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EID: 84990358833     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131909360990     Document Type: Article

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