Growing old together: The influence of population and workforce aging on supply and use of family physicians

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 37-45

  Watson, Diane E ^a   Reid, Robert ^b   Roos, Noralou ^c   Heppner, Petra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Aging population; Family physicians; Physician supply; Use

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POPULATION; URBAN AREA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 21344470672     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cja.2005.0058     Document Type: Article

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