The current shortage and future surplus of doctors: A projection of the future growth of the Japanese medical workforce

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Takata, Hideaki ^a   Nagata, Hiroshi ^b   Nogawa, Hiroki ^c   Tanaka, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGAHAMA INSTITUTE OF BIO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Japan Medical Information Network Association   (Japan)

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EID: 79957440523     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-9-14     Document Type: Article

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