Estimation of physician supply by specialty and the distribution impact of increasing female physicians in Japan

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Japan has experienced two large changes which affect the supply and distribution of physicians. They are increases in medical school enrollment capacity and in the proportion of female physicians. The purpose of this study is to esti...

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Main Authors: Yasunaga Hideo, Ide Hiroo, Kodama Tomoko, Matsumoto Shinya, Koike Soichi, Imamura Tomoaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/9/180