Locum physicians’ professional ethos: a qualitative interview study from Germany

Locum physicians’ professional ethos: a qualitative interview study from Germany

Abstract Background In contrast to other countries, the appearance of locum physicians as independent contractors constitutes a rather new phenomenon in the German health care system and emerged out of a growing economization and shortage of medical staff in the hospital sector. Locums are a special...

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Main Authors: Sabine Salloch, Birgit Apitzsch, Maximiliane Wilkesmann, Caroline Ruiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Locum physicians
Professionalism
Professional codes
Ethics
Germany
Qualitative methods
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3118-6

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