The physician workforce in Kuwait to the year 2020

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-62

  Al Jarallah, Khaled ^a   Moussa, Mohamed ^b   Al Khanfar, Khadija Figen ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Kuwait; Physicians; Supply and demand; Workforce modelling

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MEDICINE; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; PHYSICIAN;

DATABASES AS TOPIC; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; KUWAIT; PHYSICIANS;

KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST];

EID: 77649307241     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.983     Document Type: Article

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