Retention of J-1 visa waiver program physicians in Washington state's health professional shortage areas

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 614-621

  Kahn, Talia R ^a   Hagopian, Amy ^a   Johnson, Karin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Group Health   (United States)

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EID: 77951672423     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181d2ad1d     Document Type: Article

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