Changes in age-adjusted mortality rates and disparities for rural physician shortage areas staffed by the National Health Service Corps: 1984-1998

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 214-220

  Pathman, Donald E ^a,e   Fryer, George E ^b   Green, Larry A ^c   Phillips, Robert L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27644459554     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2005.tb00085.x     Document Type: Article

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