A healthy health sector is crucial for community economic development

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 66-72

  Doeksen, Gerald A ^a   Johnson, Tom ^a   Biard Holmes, Diane ^a   Schott, Val ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; INCOME; MODEL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031946971     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1998.tb00864.x     Document Type: Review

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