How can pediatric care be provided in underserved areas? a view of rural pediatric care
Broffman, G.
Pediatrics 96(4 Part 2): 816-821
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-4005 PMID: 7567363 Document Number: 452489
Building on the concept that the future is not what it used to be, this article will address the delivery of primary care pediatrics in rural America. I will discuss the demographic differences that exist today between urban and rural areas, the differences in practice style and lifestyle in different geographic arenas, and the unique hardships created by those differences. The strengths and opportunities that are available now and that will be in the future will be reviewed. I will discuss the application of those opportunities in an attempt to construct a framework for a successful transition into the "new future."