Exploring the effects of telehealth on medical human resources supply: A qualitative case study in remote regions

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Gagnon, Marie Pierre ^a,b   Duplantie, Julie ^a   Fortin, Jean Paul ^b   Landry, Réjean ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LITERATURE; MALE; MANAGER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; TELEHEALTH; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; DELPHI STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; INTERVIEW; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TELEMEDICINE;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUEBEC; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 33846466035     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-6     Document Type: Article

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