Addressing the primary care physician shortage in an evolving medical workforce
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Addressing the primary care physician shortage in an evolving medical workforce
BACKGROUND Primary care physicians have been shown to play an important role in the general health of the communities in which they serve. In spite of their importance, however, there has been a decrease in the number of physicians interested in pursuing primary care fields, while the proportion of specialists continues to increase. The prediction of an overall physician shortage only augments ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Archives of Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1755-7682
DOI: 10.1186/1755-7682-2-14