Characteristics of physicians, their migration patterns and distance: A longitudinal study in Hiroshima, Japan

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Matsumoto, M ^a   Inoue, K ^b   Kashima, S ^c   Takeuchi, K ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems; Geography; Manpower; Medically underserved area; Physicians; Rural Japan; Supply and distribution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TRAVEL; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; CAREER MOBILITY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TRAVEL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84863541687     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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