The four-legged kitchen stool. Recruitment and retention of rural family physicians;Le tabouret à quatre pieds. Recrutement et maintien en poste des médecins de famille ruraux

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 51, Issue SEPT., 2005, Pages 1181-1186

  Goertzen, James ^a,b,c,d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^c Parkland Family Practice Residency Program   (Canada)

^d LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CAREER; COMMUNITY CARE; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

CANADA; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 24944441812     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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