Physician supply and demand in anatomical pathology in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 78-84

  Hsu, Chih Yi ^a,b   Jung, Shih Ming ^c   Chuang, Shih Sung ^d,e  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anatomical pathology; Pathologists; Physicians; Supply and demand

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATHOLOGIST; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN;

EID: 79955572797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09296646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(11)60013-2     Document Type: Article

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