Physician Density by Specialty Type in Urban and Rural Counties in the US, 2010 to 2017
- 4 January 2021
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Network Open
- Vol. 4 (1), e2033994
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.33994
Abstract
Previous studies have highlighted uneven physician distribution, a key determinant of health care access, across the US.1 However, little is known about how these patterns have evolved over time. This study examined recent trends in physician density by specialty category across rural and urban US counties.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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