Where is the evidence that rural exposure increases uptake of rural medical practice?

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 285-288

  Ranmuthugala, Geetha ^a   Humphreys, John ^a   Solarsh, Barbara ^a   Walters, Lucie ^b   Worley, Paul ^b   Wakerman, John ^b   Dunbar, James A ^b   Solarsh, Geoff ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence base; Medical education; Medical workforce; Rural exposure

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548348371     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2007.00915.x     Document Type: Review

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