The need of community health centers for international medical graduates

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1570-1574

  Baer, Leonard D ^a   Konrad, Thomas R ^a   Miller, Jeremy S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 0032853567     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.89.10.1570     Document Type: Article

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