Effect and significance of incorporating access in estimating the number of required physicians: focus on differences in population density in the target area

Effect and significance of incorporating access in estimating the number of required physicians: focus on differences in population density in the target area

Abstract Background Geographical imbalances in the health workforce, particularly the shortage of health care workers in rural areas, is an issue of social and political concern in most countries. Estimating the number of required doctors is essential for evidence-based health policy planning. In th...

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Main Authors: Tatsuya Suzuki, Soichi Koike, Masatoshi Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Subjects:
Accessibility
Capacity
Fairness
Medical resource allocation
Number of doctors
Primary care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-021-00274-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-021-00274-0

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