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. 2010 May;88(5):395-6.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.09.073072.

How can medical schools contribute to the education, recruitment and retention of rural physicians in their region?

James Rourke  1
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How can medical schools contribute to the education, recruitment and retention of rural physicians in their region?

James Rourke. Bull World Health Organ. 2010 May.
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