International medical graduates in rural America: The 1987 distribution of physicians who entered the U.S. medical system between 1969 and 1982

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 423-431

  Mick, Stephen S ^a   Sutnick, Alton I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030515929     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1996.tb00809.x     Document Type: Article

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