Attitudes toward working in rural areas of Thai medical, dental and pharmacy new graduates in 2012: A cross-sectional survey

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Thammatacharee, Noppakun ^a,b   Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong ^b,c   Wisaijohn, Thunthita ^b   Limwattananon, Supon ^b,d   Putthasri, Weerasak ^b  

^a Health Insurance System Research Office   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c Banphai Hospital   (Thailand)

^d KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Dental graduate; Medical education; Medical graduate; Pharmacy graduate; Rural distribution; Supply and distribution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886013333     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-11-53     Document Type: Article

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