Qualification discrepancies between urban and rural emergency department physicians

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 273-276

  Wadman, Michael C ^a,b   Muelleman, Robert L ^a   Hall, David ^a   Tran, T Paul ^a   Walker, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Board certification; Emergency department; Residency; Rural

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 14944384246     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2004.11.020     Document Type: Article

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