Recruiting and retaining physicians in very rural areas

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 196-200

  Pepper, Carolyn M ^a   Sandefer, Ryan H ^a   Gray, Matt J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Frontier medical practice; Physician retention; Rural background; Rural training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; WYOMING;

EID: 77953030163     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00282.x     Document Type: Article

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