Recruitment and retention of primary care physicians at community health centers: A survey of Massachusetts physicians

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 817-835

  Savageau, Judith A ^a   Ferguson, Warren J ^a   Bohlke, Joan L ^a   Cragin, Linda J ^a   O'Connell, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health centers; Primary care providers; Recruitment; Retention; Workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051878795     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0071     Document Type: Article

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