Health Care Workforce Supply in Underserved Rural Areas of the United States
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Acknowledgments: Parts of this conference background paper were modified from a conference background paper entitled “Rural Health Professionals” that was presented at the Rural Health Research Agenda Setting Conference hosted by the National Rural Health Association, Washington, DC, August 13, 2000 (authors: Drs. Gary Hart, Edward Salsberg and Debra Phillips). I acknowledge the contributions of Drs. Roger Rosenblatt and Eric Larson with whom I have co-authored several related papers. I appreciate Ms. Denise Lishner’s assistance in editing under severe time constraints. However, I take full responsibility for all errors regarding this manuscript.
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