Physician recruitment and retention in rural and underserved areas

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 642-652

  Lee, Dane M ^a   Nichols, Tommy ^a  

^a TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Management; Quality management; Recruitment; Retention; Staffing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

CANADA; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84907803794     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJHCQA-04-2014-0042     Document Type: Article

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