Canaries in the mineshaft: The dermatology workforce shortage in Eastern Ontario

Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 217-222

  Heughan, Caroline ^a   Kanigsberg, Nordau ^a   Amdemichael, Esiahas ^a   Fergusson, Dean ^a   Ammerman, Darcy ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREER PLANNING; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOLOGIST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD; DERMATOLOGY; FORECASTING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED;

DATA COLLECTION; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO;

EID: 58849147626     PISSN: 12034754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7750.2008.07071     Document Type: Article

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