Title: The Chilean rural practitioner programme : a multidimensional strategy to attract and retain doctors in rural areas

Authors: Peٌa, Sebastian

Place: [Geneva]

Publisher: World health organization (WHO)

Year: 2010

Journal: Bulletin of the World health organization

Volume: vol. 88, no. 5

PAGE: 371--378

Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: health personnel, health policy, health programmes, chile

Abstract: This paper explores the Rural Practitioner Programme in Chile. 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.

URL: http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/88/5/09-072769/en/index.html

Document type: Portal