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	Institution: CLOCKSS  | My Account | E-mail Alerts | Access Rights | Sign In Vol. 4 No. 3, March 1995   Archives  •  Online Features Letters to the Editor  This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal Rural Physician Retention And Workload: A Moving Target-Reply Donald Pathman, MD, MPH University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Arch Fam Med. 1995;4(3):205-206. Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings. Kriebel is right to point out that it has never been shown that attrition (failed retention) among rural physicians is greater than that among urban physicians. Nevertheless, attrition remains a particular problem for many rural communities, where the failure to retain a physician can trigger a long and, at times, fruitless search for a replacement. Even if attrition among rural and urban physicians proves to be comparable, its consequences are greater for those in rural areas. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article] HOME | CURRENT ISSUE | PAST ISSUES | TOPIC COLLECTIONS | CME | PHYSICIAN JOBS | HELP CONDITIONS OF USE | PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT US | SITE MAP   © 1995 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.