Examining sufficiency and equity in the geographic distribution of physicians in Japan: a longitudinal study

Objectives The objective of this study was to longitudinally examine the geographic distribution of physicians in Japan with adjustment for healthcare demand according to changes in population age structure.Methods We examined trends in the number of physicians per 100 000 population in Japan's...

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Published in:BMJ Open
Main Authors: Yuichi Imanaka, Susumu Kunisawa, Koji Hara, Tetsuya Otsubo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/3/e013922.full