Continuing professional development, training opportunities, and research participation of pulmonary rehabilitation programs in Canada: A rural versus urban comparison

Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 84-89

  Camp, Pat G ^a,b   Hernandez, Paul ^c   Dechman, Gail ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PROVIDENCE HEALTH CARE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

continuing professional development; Pulmonary rehabilitation; rural health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; RESPIRATORY CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STUDENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 85054860060     PISSN: 24745332     EISSN: 24745340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/24745332.2017.1328934     Document Type: Article

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