Grow the US National Health Service Corps

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 1925-1926

  Saxton, Jonathan F ^a   Johns, Michael M E ^b,c  

^a Isaacson Miller Inc   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREER PLANNING; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CITIZENSHIP; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM; VOLUNTEER; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 65549168945     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.660     Document Type: Note

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