Physician demography and policy implications

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1566-1576

  He, Xiaoxing ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Aging; Physician demography; Rural underserved areas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; NEGRO; PHYSICIAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; OHIO; PHYSICIANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84871312268     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0149     Document Type: Article

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