Factors associated with rural practice among Australian-trained general practitioners

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 75-79

  Laven, Gillian A ^a   Beilby, Justin J ^a   Wilkinson, David ^b   McElroy, Heather J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGIONALIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0041589668     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05439.x     Document Type: Article

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