Trends in the rehabilitation therapist workforce in underserved areas: 1980-2000

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-32

  Wilson, Richard D ^a,b   Lewis, Steven A ^a   Murray, Patrick K ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REHABILITATION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SPEECH DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; REHABILITATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 58049158131     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00195.x     Document Type: Article

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