Rural doctors and rural backgrounds: How strong is the evidence? A systematic review

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 277-284

  Laven, Gillian ^a   Wilkinson, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Association; Observational studies; Practice location; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CAREER CHOICE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642505422     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2003.00534.x     Document Type: Review

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