Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 224-229 , September 2005

Mental health services provided through the National Centers of Excellence in Women’s Health: Do they reach rural women?

  • Marianne M. Hillemeier, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Marianne M. Hillemeier, PhD, Department of Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, 116 Henderson, University Park, PA 16802.
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  • Carol S. Weisman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Evaluation Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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  • Katie Baker, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
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  • Kaitlin Primavera, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania

Received 10 December 2004 ,Accepted 23 February 2005.

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PII: S1049-3867(05)00021-6

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2005.03.002

Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 224-229 , September 2005

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