The National health service corps: Rural physician service and retention

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 272-279

  Cullen, Thomas J ^a   Gary Hart, L ^a   Whitcomb, Michael E ^a   Rosenblatt, Roger A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICINE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; RURAL HEALTH; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031183786     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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