Adjusting measures of physician availability to reflect importation of physician services into rural areas

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-44

  Wakefield, Douglas S ^a,b   Tracy, Roger ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029869833     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1996.tb00771.x     Document Type: Article

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