CHANGING DISTRIBUTION OF PHYSICIANS

被引：10

作者：

BUSCH, L

DALE, C

机构：

[1] Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky, Lexington

来源：

SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES | 1978年 / 12卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1016/0038-0121(78)90041-1

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Over the past decade the problem of physician distribution has been the object of much research. Most past studies, however, have been cross sectional. In this study, ecological (county level) data for two decades are examined. Six consistent predictors of the physician/population ratio (PPR) were identified: the hospital bed/population ratio, per capita retail sales, percentage male professionals, per cent families with high income, the presence of a medical school and percentage of the population over 65 years of age. The percentage of physicians in group practice, recently lauded as a solution to problems of maldistribution, was found to be negatively related to change in the physician/population ratio. Predictions for more populous counties were found to be more accurate than those for less populous counties. Policy implications are discussed. © 1978.

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页码：167 / 176

页数：10