Workforce issues in rural areas: a focus on policy equity.
Rural communities in the United States are served by relatively fewer health care professionals than urban or suburban areas. I review the geographic distribution of 6 classes of health professionals and describe the multiple government and private policies and programs intended to affect their geog...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 95; no. 1; pp. 42 - 49 |
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| Formato: | tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Public Health Association
Jan2005
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