Regular doctor, changing doctor, no doctor: does it make a difference to rural residents?
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Regular doctor, changing doctor, no doctor: does it make a difference to rural residents?
INTRODUCTION In Canada, a larger proportion of rural residents than urban residents do not have a regular physician. In addition to lacking physicians, many rural communities also have a high rate of physician turnover. In order to discover the effect of this we compared health status, lifestyles, preventative care, and perceptions of the health system among rural residents with a regular docto...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Rural and Remote Health
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1445-6354
DOI: 10.22605/rrh674