Demographic, educational and economic factors related to recruitment and retention of physicians in rural Pennsylvania

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 212-218

  Rabinowitz, Howard K ^a   Diamond, James J ^a   Hojat, Mohammedreza ^a   Hazelwood, Christina E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN INCOME; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0032881052     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1999.tb00742.x     Document Type: Article

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