Influencing residency choice and practice location through a longitudinal rural pipeline program

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1397-1406

  Quinn, Kathleen J ^a,b   Kane, Kevin Y ^b   Stevermer, James J ^a,b   Webb, Weldon D ^b   Porter, Jana L ^b   Williamson, Harold A ^b   Hosokawa, Michael C ^b  

^a Rural Track Pipeline Program   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

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EID: 80255131365     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e318230653f     Document Type: Article

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