Chilean Rural Practitioner Programme: A Multidimensional Strategy to Attract and Retain Doctors in Rural Areas
Language:
English
Series/Journal Title:
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Volume:
88
Issue:
5
Copyright:
2010
Description:
This paper explores a long-standing strategy to attract and retain doctors in rural areas in Chile: the Rural Practitioner Programme. The objectives of the study are to describe this programme for rural doctors (médicos generales de zona), to characterize its multidimensional set of incentives and to carry out a preliminary evaluation of programme outcomes. [from introduction]
Subject
Geographic Focus
Resource Type
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