Community characteristics that attract physicians in Japan: a cross-sectional analysis of community demographic and economic factors

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In many countries, there is a surplus of physicians in some communities and a shortage in others. Population size is known to be correlated with the number of physicians in a community, and is conventionally considered to represent t...

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Main Authors: Toyokawa Satoshi, Noguchi Satomi, Inoue Kazuo, Matsumoto Masatoshi, Kajii Eiji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:Human Resources for Health
Online Access:http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/7/1/12