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Aging village doctors in five counties in rural China: situation and implications

BACKGROUND: The aging population, rapid urbanization, and epidemiology transition in China call for the improvement and adaptation of the health workforce, especially in underserved rural areas. The aging of village doctors (the former “barefoot doctors”) who have served the rural residents for many...

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Autores principales: Xu, Huiwen, Zhang, Weijun, Gu, Linni, Qu, Zhiyong, Sa, Zhihong, Zhang, Xiulan, Tian, Donghua
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24973946
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-4491-12-36