Geographical distribution of ophthalmologists before and after the new postgraduate training program in Japan

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-130

  Ono, Koichi ^a   Hiratsuka, Yoshimune ^a   Murakami, Akira ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Geographical distribution; Gini coefficient; Inequality; Japan; Ophthalmologist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCOME; JAPAN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OPHTHALMOLOGY;

EID: 77950157785     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286581003624988     Document Type: Article

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