A comparative study of rural clinics in remote Islands and Inland areas

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-26

  Inoue, Kazuo ^a   Matoba, Shun ^b,c   Sugita, Yoshihiro ^a   Okuno, Masataka ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Umaji Clinic   (Japan)

^c Yusuhara Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Jichi medical school; Remote island; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; JAPAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JAPAN; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PHYSICIANS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 0034565618     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950001200105     Document Type: Article

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