So, what do we mean by "rural," "remote," and "northern"?

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 163-168

  Pitblado, J Roger ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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ARTICLE; CANADA; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING; RURAL POPULATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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