Urban-rural flows of physicians

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 277-285

  Ricketts, Thomas C ^a   Randolph, Randy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MIGRATION; PHYSICIAN; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34548564339     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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