Distribution of physicians in Ontario: Where are there too few or too many family physicians and general practitioners?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 43, Issue APR., 1997, Pages 677-683

  Coyte, Peter C ^a   Catz, Mariana ^b   Stricker, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DENSITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; POPULATION DENSITY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION;

EID: 0031110221     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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