Shortages of medical personnel at community health centers implications for planned expansion

JAMA

Volumn 295, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1042-1049

  Rosenblatt, Roger A ^a   Andrilla, C Holly A ^a   Curtin, Thomas ^b   Hart, L Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b National Association of Community Health Centers   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644609770     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.295.9.1042     Document Type: Article

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