Toward integrated medical resource policies for Canada: 8. Geographic distribution of physicians.
PubMedPublished 1 September 1992Open access
Morris L. Barer, G Stoddart
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This article summarizes the analysis of the geographic maldistribution of physicians in Canada and possible policy responses and summarizes the consensus from the five previous articles.
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Economics, Econometrics and FinanceHealth Professions
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