Workload in rural practice: implications for education and health service structure.
In view of the reported maldistribution of medical manpower in Queensland, this study was undertaken to establish the effects of such a maldistribution on the workload and range of work performed by rural practioners. Rural practitioners were found to have a higher patient contact rate per week, and to perform more surgery and obstetrics than do their city counterparts.
D001315:Australia; D005194:Family Practice; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D009774:Obstetrics; D012423:Rural Health; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D000078329:Workforce