Improving access to needed medical services in rural and remote Canadian communities : recruitment and retention revisited

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Improving access to needed medical services in rural and remote Canadian communities : recruitment and retention revisited Barer, M. L.; Stoddart, Gregory Lloyd, 1948-

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, Gregory Lloyd, 1948-
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/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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