Requirements for physicians in 2030: Why population aging matters less than you may think

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1545-1547

  Denton, Frank T ^a   Gafni, Amiram ^a   Spencer, Byron G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BUDGET; DEMOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NOTE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION SIZE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0038678066     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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