Modeling the mental health workforce in Washington State: Using state licensing data to examine provider supply in rural and urban areas

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-58

  Baldwin, Laura Mae ^a   Patanian, Miriam M ^b   Larson, Eric H ^a   Lishner, Denise M ^a   Mauksch, Larry B ^a   Katon, Wayne J ^a   Walker, Edward ^a   Hart, L Gary ^a  

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

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; DATA BASE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHIATRIST; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS;

GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 33645068484     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00003.x     Document Type: Review

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