Increasing supply of dentists induces their geographic diffusion in contrast with physicians in Japan

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2014-2019

  Toyokawa, Satoshi ^a   Kobayashi, Yasuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dentists; Geographic diffusion; Gini coefficient; Japan; Physicians; Provision

Indexed keywords

DENTAL HEALTH; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SERVICES; LABOR SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTIST; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; JAPAN; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DENTISTS; HUMANS; JAPAN; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION;

JAPAN;

EID: 78349307903     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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