Influences on the choice of health professionals to practise in rural areas

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 11 I, 2007, Pages

  Reuter, Helmuth ^a   Couper, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 37349026566     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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