Exclusion of international medical graduates from federal health-care programs

Medical Care

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 68-72

  Dow, William H ^a   Harris, Dean M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Board certification; International medical graduates; Physician sanction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; COMPETENCE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FOREIGN WORKER; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE ASSIGNMENT; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SPECIALTY BOARDS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036134189     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200201000-00009     Document Type: Article

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