Effective physician retention strategies in norway's northernmost county;Stratégies efficaces pour retenir les médecins dans le conté le plus septentrional de la norvège

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 390-394

  Straume, Karin ^a   Shaw, Daniel M P ^b  

^a Governor of Finnmark County ^*  (Norway)

^b Independent Consultant   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH WORKER; LEARNING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL AREA; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRAINING;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LICENSING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; NORWAY; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

FINNMARK; NORWAY; TROMS;

EID: 77952616296     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.072686     Document Type: Article

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