An estimation of Canada's Public health physician workforce

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 199-203

  Russell, Margaret L ^a   McIntyre, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health manpower; Physicians; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CERTIFICATION; CIVIL DEFENSE; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANPOWER; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

CANADA; CERTIFICATION; CIVIL DEFENSE; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; DATA COLLECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67649939208     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405540     Document Type: Article

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