A program to increase the number of family physicians in rural and underserved areas: Impact after 22 years

JAMA

Volumn 281, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-260

  Rabinowitz, Howard K ^a   Diamond, James J ^a   Markham, Fred W ^a   Hazelwood, Christina E ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033585436     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.281.3.255     Document Type: Article

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