Canadian rural family medicine training programs: Growth and variation in recruitment

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 51, Issue JUNE, 2005, Pages 852-853

  Krupa, Lisa K ^a   Chan, Benjamin T B ^b,c  

^a American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine   (Netherlands Antilles)

^b Health Quality Council   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FAMILY MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RURAL POPULATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANPOWER; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

CANADA; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33744490704     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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