Physician labour supply in Canada: A cohort analysis

Health Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 437-456

  Crossley, Thomas F ^a,b   Hurley, Jeremiah ^b,c   Jeon, Sung Hee ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cohort analysis; Labour supply; Physician

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 67149136264     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1378     Document Type: Article

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