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Job Satisfaction and Its Associated Factors Among General Practitioners in China

Liqing Li, Yong Gan, Heng Jiang, Yudi Yang, Xiaogang Zhou, Yanling Zheng, Fang Yu, Jianxin Liu, Yanyan Zhong, Yanli Chen, Minyi Yu, Ling Liu, Junan Liu and Zuxun Lu
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2020, 33 (3) 456-459; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.03.190126
Liqing Li
From the Department of Management Science and Engineering, School of Economics and Management, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (L. Li); Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China (L. Li, YG, YY, Jianxin Liu, Junan Liu, ZL); Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (HJ); Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (HJ); School of Economics and Management, East China JiaoTong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (XZ); Shouyilu Street Community Health Service Center of Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei, China (Y. Zheng, FY, YC, MY, L. Liu); Huazhong University of Science and Technology Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China (Y. Zhong).
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Yong Gan
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Heng Jiang
From the Department of Management Science and Engineering, School of Economics and Management, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (L. Li); Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China (L. Li, YG, YY, Jianxin Liu, Junan Liu, ZL); Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (HJ); Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (HJ); School of Economics and Management, East China JiaoTong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (XZ); Shouyilu Street Community Health Service Center of Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei, China (Y. Zheng, FY, YC, MY, L. Liu); Huazhong University of Science and Technology Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China (Y. Zhong).
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Yudi Yang
From the Department of Management Science and Engineering, School of Economics and Management, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (L. Li); Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China (L. Li, YG, YY, Jianxin Liu, Junan Liu, ZL); Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (HJ); Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (HJ); School of Economics and Management, East China JiaoTong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (XZ); Shouyilu Street Community Health Service Center of Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei, China (Y. Zheng, FY, YC, MY, L. Liu); Huazhong University of Science and Technology Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China (Y. Zhong).
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Xiaogang Zhou
From the Department of Management Science and Engineering, School of Economics and Management, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (L. Li); Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China (L. Li, YG, YY, Jianxin Liu, Junan Liu, ZL); Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (HJ); Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (HJ); School of Economics and Management, East China JiaoTong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (XZ); Shouyilu Street Community Health Service Center of Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei, China (Y. Zheng, FY, YC, MY, L. Liu); Huazhong University of Science and Technology Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China (Y. Zhong).
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Yanling Zheng
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Fang Yu
From the Department of Management Science and Engineering, School of Economics and Management, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (L. Li); Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China (L. Li, YG, YY, Jianxin Liu, Junan Liu, ZL); Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (HJ); Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (HJ); School of Economics and Management, East China JiaoTong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China (XZ); Shouyilu Street Community Health Service Center of Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei, China (Y. Zheng, FY, YC, MY, L. Liu); Huazhong University of Science and Technology Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China (Y. Zhong).
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Jianxin Liu
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Yanyan Zhong
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Yanli Chen
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Minyi Yu
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Ling Liu
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Junan Liu
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Zuxun Lu
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