Medical laboratory technicians’ job satisfaction in Generations X, Y, and Z: Findings from an online survey in Austria / Arbeitszufriedenheit österreichischer biomedizinischer Analytiker*innen in den Generationen X, Y und Z: Ergebnisse einer Online-Umfrage aus Österreich
By: Diana Schmidt and Markus Latzke
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijhp-2023-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2296-990X
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