How does degree of rurality impact the provision of surgical services at rural hospitals?

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 306-310

  Doty, Brit ^a   Zuckerman, Randall ^a   Finlayson, Samuel ^a,b   Jenkins, Paul ^a   Rieb, Nathaniel ^a   Heneghan, Steven ^a  

^a Mithoefer Center for Rural Surgery   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; NEW YORK; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 47249084394     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2008.00173.x     Document Type: Article

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