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Improving access to needed medical services in rural and remote Canadian communities : recruitment and retention revisited Barer, M. L.; Stoddart, G. L.

Abstract

This discussion paper addresses the problem of improving access to medical services in rural and remote communities in Canada, and reviews policy options for addressing this problem. It is written in a question-and-answer format appropriate for a wide general audience. The questions cover a range of topics including some of the history of the problem, approaches which have been used in Canada and elsewhere, assessments of these approaches, and the scope for further policy development in this area.

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Title
Improving access to needed medical services in rural and remote Canadian communities : recruitment and retention revisited
Alternate Title
HHRU 99:5
Creator
Barer, M. L.; Stoddart, G. L.
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Publisher
Health Human Resources Unit (HHRU)
Date Issued
1999-06
Description
This discussion paper addresses the problem of improving access to medical services in rural and remote communities in Canada, and reviews policy options for addressing this problem. It is written in a question-and-answer format appropriate for a wide general audience. The questions cover a range of topics including some of the history of the problem, approaches which have been used in Canada and elsewhere, assessments of these approaches, and the scope for further policy development in this area.
Subject
Health human resources; Rural health services—Canada; Physicians—Supply and demand—Canada; Physicians—Recruiting—Canada
Geographic Location
Canada
Genre
Report
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2014-08-25
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI
10.14288/1.0075939
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/50143
Affiliation
Non UBC; Medicine, Faculty of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
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