Teaching primary care in community health centers: Addressing the workforce crisis for the underserved

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-122

  Rieselbach, Richard E ^a   Crouse, Byron J ^a   Frohna, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; LAW; MANPOWER PLANNING; MEDICAID; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 74949095894     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-152-2-201001190-00186     Document Type: Review

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