Policy challenges for the pediatric rheumatology workforce: Part I. Education and economics

Pediatric Rheumatology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Henrickson, Michael ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051623597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15460096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-9-24     Document Type: Review

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