Rural Areas Gained Doctors During the 1980's

Paul D. Frenzen

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1992, vol. 08, issue 01

Abstract: The nonmetro physician supply grew by 18 percent during the 1980's, increasing from 83 to 97 physicians per 100,000 persons. Despite the rapid increase, nonmetro areas continued to have less than half as many physicians as metro areas have. Nonmetro physicians were also unevenly distributed, preferring to locate in counties with larger urban populations that were not adjacent to metro areas. By 1988, these urbanized remote counties had become major centers of primary and specialized medical care.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Health Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1992
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.310972

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