Physician retention in rural Alberta: Key community factors

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-82

  Cameron, Pamela J ^a   Este, David C ^a   Worthington, Catherine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case study; Community; Physician; Retention; Rural health services

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950148888     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405568     Document Type: Article

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