Choice or chance! The influence of decentralised training on GP retention in the bogong region of victoria and new south wales

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Robinson, M ^a   Slaney, G M ^b  

^a Bogong Regional Training Network   (Australia)

^b Mansfield Medical Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; GP training; International medical graduates; Retention; Rural GP workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; ESKIMO; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS;

CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INUITS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877908464     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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