Recruitment of physicians to rural America: A view through the lens of transaction cost theory

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-149

  Fannin, J Matthew ^a   Barnes, James N ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; CONTRACT SERVICES; DECISION MAKING; HOSPITAL-PHYSICIAN RELATIONS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIAN INCENTIVE PLANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947694598     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00081.x     Document Type: Article

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