Barriers to prevocational placement programs in rural general practice

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-21

  Vickery, Alistair W ^a   Tarala, Richard ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICARE; RURAL AREA; SALARY;

EID: 0042815135     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05410.x     Document Type: Article

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