The Comparative Retention of National Health Service Corps and Other Rural Physicians: Results of a 9-Year Follow-up Study

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 268, Issue 12, 1992, Pages 1552-1558

  Pathman, Donald E ^a   Konrad, Thomas R ^a   Ricketts, Thomas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; COHORT STUDIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0026753504     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1992.03490120066030     Document Type: Article

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