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What General Practitioners Find Satisfying in Their Work: Implications for Health Care System Reform

Karen Fairhurst and Carl May
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2006, 4 (6) 500-505; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.565
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vol. 4 no. 6 500-505
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.565
PubMed 
17148627

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication October 18, 2005
  • Revision received April 3, 2006
  • Accepted for publication April 7, 2006
  • Published online December 5, 2006.

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  1. Karen Fairhurst, PhD, MRCPG1 and
  2. Carl May, PhD2
  1. 1Division of Community Health Sciences (General Practice Section), University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
  2. 2Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Karen Fairhurst, PhD, Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, 20 West Richmond Street, Edinburgh, UK, EH8 9DX, Karen.Fairhurst{at}ed.ac.uk

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