Starting a general surgery program at a small rural critical access hospital: A case study from Southeastern Oregon

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 306-313

  Doty, Brit Cruse ^a   Heneghan, Steven ^a   Zuckerman, Randall ^a  

^a Mithoefer Center for Rural Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; METHODOLOGY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, RURAL; OREGON; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 34548564336     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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