Rural hospitals: Trends, challenges, and a future research and policy analysis agenda

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages 197-210

  Moscovice, Ira ^a   Stensland, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; MEASUREMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036078125     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2002.tb00931.x     Document Type: Article

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