Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 200-203 , September 2005

Rural women’s health: A research agenda for the future

  • Luanne E. Thorndyke, MD (FACP)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Luanne E. Thorndyke, Associate Dean for Professional Development, Associate Professor of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, MC-H117, Hershey, PA 17033; Phone: 717-531-1101; Fax: 717-531-4582.

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PII: S1049-3867(05)00059-9

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2005.07.004

Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 200-203 , September 2005

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