Increasing the number of rural physicians

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 322-325

  Rourke, James ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 38949145806     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.070293     Document Type: Note

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