Health workforce retention in remote and rural areas: Call for papers

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 486-

  Dolea, Carmen ^a   Braichet, Jean Marc ^a   Shaw, Daniel M P ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; MIGRANT WORKER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 67650872613     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.068494     Document Type: Editorial

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