Medical directors of long-term care facilities: Preventing another physician shortage?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 752-753

  Frank, C ^a,d   Seguin, R ^a   Haber, Shelly ^c   Godwin, Marshall ^b   Stewart, G I ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c Health Strategies Consulting   (Canada)

^d St Mary's of the Lake Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; RATING SCALE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 33748800505     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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