Rural Amenity and Medical Workforce Shortage: Is there a Relationship?

Geographical Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 192-202

  Mcgrail, Matthew R ^a,b   Humphreys, John S ^a   Joyce, Catherine ^a   Scott, Anthony ^c   Kalb, Guyonne ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Doctor shortage; Medical workforce; Place attraction; Recruitment and retention; Rural amenity; Rural health

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH WORKER; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT); RURAL AREA;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79955523044     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2011.00690.x     Document Type: Article

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