Physician supply forecast: Better than peering in a crystal ball?

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Roberfroid, Dominique ^a   Leonard, Christian ^a   Stordeur, Sabine ^a  

^a BELGIAN HEALTH CARE KNOWLEDGE CENTRE KCE   (Belgium)

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EID: 65449190149     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-7-10     Document Type: Review

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