Perceived shortage of family doctors in Quebec: Can we do something about it?;La pénurie réelle ou ressentie de médecins de famille au Québec: Peux-t-on y remédier?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Gladu, François Pierre ^a,b,c  

^a University of Montreal ^*

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PERCEPTION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICS;

FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUEBEC;

EID: 38449089974     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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