Foreign versus domestic education of physicians for the United States: A case study of South Asian physicians in California

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 984-993

  Mertz, Elizabeth ^a   Jain, Ruby ^b   Breckler, Jennifer ^c   Chen, Eric ^a   Grumbach, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Dominica)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; California; Foreign medical graduates; Medically underserved areas; Minority groups; Physician supply; Professional practice location

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049170668     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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