Introduction
The Health of Rural America
Barriers to Rural Health Care
Action Points
Resources
Electronic Library
Acknowledgments
   
BARRIERS TO RURAL HEALTH CARE (10 OF 12)


Acceptability of health care - Some physicians recruited to work in rural areas may find themselves responsible for the care of populations whose ideas about health and health care may differ vastly from their own. A patient's perspective regarding health plays an important role in their decision to seek care.

 
     

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