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The Rural Population

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Medical Practice in Rural Communities

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Abstract

A physician establishes a new rural clinic. What kinds of people can be expected to walk in the door? Will patients differ significantly from those seen in an urban area? Will their health problems differ from those seen among urban populations? Will their cultural or economic characteristics significantly affect how they interact with the physician?

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  1. Rural Health and Agricultural Medicine Training Program, Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, 52242, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

    Cornelia F. Mutel M. S. (Coordinator) & Kelley J. Donham D.V.M. (Director)

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Mutel, C.F., Donham, K.J. (1983). The Rural Population. In: Medical Practice in Rural Communities. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1804-1_2

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