Comparison of Physician Workforce Estimates and Supply Projections
JAMAPublished 20 October 2009Open access
Douglas O. Staiger
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Compared with the Masterfile data, estimates using the CPS data found more young physicians entering the workforce and fewer older physicians remaining active, resulting in estimates of a smaller and younger physician workforce now and in the future.
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Compared with the Masterfile data, estimates using the CPS data found more young physicians entering the workforce and fewer older physicians remaining active, resulting in estimates of a smaller and younger physician workforce now and in the future.
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Social SciencesHealth ProfessionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
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