Research ArticleOriginal Research
An Empirical Investigation of Factors Influencing Career Satisfaction of Primary Care Physicians
Satish P. Deshpande and Jim DeMello
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine November 2010, 23 (6) 762-769; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.06.100075

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In this issue
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine
Vol. 23, Issue 6
November-December 2010
An Empirical Investigation of Factors Influencing Career Satisfaction of Primary Care Physicians
Satish P. Deshpande, Jim DeMello
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Nov 2010, 23 (6) 762-769; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.06.100075