Predicting rural practice using different definitions to classify medical school applicants as having a rural upbringing

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-140

  Owen, John A ^a   Conaway, Mark R ^a   Bailey, Beth A ^a   Hayden, Gregory F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 33947679210     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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