2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A comprehensive study on geographic distribution and effective supply of physicians.
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21790505
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Medical sociology
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima University (2010)
Jichi Medical University (2009) |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUMOTO Masatoshi Hiroshima University, 医学部, 寄附講座准教授 (40348016)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | 医療政策学 |
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| Research Abstract |
A comparison was made between the geographic distributions and specialty distributions of physicians in Japan, the United States, and Britain. The studyv showed some features of Japanese medical system, such as physician's free choice of practice location, universal health insurance coverage, and lack of generalist specialty potentially affected geographic and specialty distributions of physicians in Japan.
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Research Products
(8 results)
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[Journal Article] Physician scarcity is a predictor of further scarcity in US, and a predictor of concentration in Japan.2010
Author(s)
Matsumoto, M., Inoue, K., Bowman, R., Noguchi, S., Kajii, E.
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Journal Title
Health Policy 95(2-3)
Pages: 129-136
Peer Reviewed
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[Journal Article] Geographical distributions of physicians in Japan and US : impact of healthcare system on physician dispersal pattern.2010
Author(s)
Matsumoto, M., Inoue, K., Bowman, R., Noguchi, S., Toyokawa, S., Kajii, E.
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Journal Title
Health Policy 96
Pages: 255-261
Peer Reviewed
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[Presentation] Geographic maldistribution of physicians in Japan : a 25-year trend and assessment of governmental policies.2009
Author(s)
Matsumoto, M., Inoue, K., Noguchi, S., Toyokawa, S., Kajii, E
Organizer
WONCA 9th Rural Health World Conference Book of abstracts p24
Place of Presentation
Crete, Greece
Year and Date
2009-06-16
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