Distribution of US anesthesia providers and services

AANA Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-14

  Fallacaro, Michael D ^a,b   Ruiz Law, Theresa ^a  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University ^*

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Manpower; Medically underserved; Nurse anesthetist; Rural; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NURSE; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842586503     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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