Laura Roberts

Publication Details

• Exploring differences in caseloads of rural and urban healthcare providers in Alaska and New Mexico.

  Brems C, Johnson ME, Warner TD, Roberts LW. Public Health. 2007; 121 (1): 3-17

  Although it is commonly accepted that rural healthcare providers face demands that are both qualitatively and quantitatively different from those faced by urban providers, this conclusion is based largely on data from healthcare consumers and relies on qualitative work with small sample sizes, surveys with small sample sizes, theoretical reviews and anecdotal reports. To enhance our knowledge of the demands faced by rural healthcare providers and to gain the perspectives of healthcare providers themselves, this study explored the caseloads of rural providers compared with those of urban providers.

  PubMedID: 17169386