Projecting US Primary Care Physician Workforce Needs: 2010-2025
The Annals of Family MedicinePublished 1 November 2012Open access
S. M. Petterson, Winston Liaw, R. Phillips, David L. Rabin, David Meyers, Andrew Bazemore
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Population growth will be the greatest driver of expected increases in primary care utilization. Aging and insurance expansion will also contribute to utilization, but to a smaller extent.
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Economics, Econometrics and FinanceHealth Professions
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