Migration of Obstetrician-Gynecologists into and out of Rural Areas, 1985 to 1990

Medical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 428-438

  Ricketts, Thomas C ^a,b   Tropman, Sarah E ^a   Slifkin, Rebecca T ^b   Konrad, Thomas R ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstetrician gynecologist; Obstetrics; Physician migration; Rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OBSTETRICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030138128     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199605000-00005     Document Type: Article

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