Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 42-51 , February 2003

Shortages of rural mental health professionals

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 Supported in part by the Virginia Primary Care Association (VPCA) with funds from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Primary Health care. A report developed for VPCA is available at: http://www.vpca.com/ and was prepared for the use of Virginia Community Health Centers. Also supported by the National Institute of Mental Health MH49173 through the Southeastern Rural Mental Health Research Center.

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doi: 10.1053/apnu.2003.1

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 42-51 , February 2003