Changes in the supply of primary care physicians in rural areas in the USA, 1990-2000

International Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 190-203

  Lee, Jun Hyup ^a   Chung, Kyusuk ^b   Yang, Duck Hye ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

PCPs; Primary care physicians; Rural urban supply gap; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956388568     PISSN: 17400600     EISSN: 17400619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPP.2010.035124     Document Type: Article

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