Illinois RMED: A comprehensive program to improve the supply of rural family physicians

Family Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-21

  Stearns, Jeffrey A ^a   Stearns, Marjorie A ^b   Glasser, Michael ^b   Londo, Rich A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY MEDICINE; CURRICULUM; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRECEPTORSHIP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033987401     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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