title: Medical manpower needs at home and abroad.
abstract: Medical manpower is ordinarily expressed as a ratio of the number of physicians (e.g., neurosurgeons) to the population of the geographic area (e.g., country). The many other factors that go into assessing medical manpower needs and the manner in which those factors may vary from one country to another and from one time to another are described. Despite the paucity of physicians in some countries and in some parts of the world, there is a suplus of physicians worldwide.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Mosberg
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D001208:Asia; D002170:Canada; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America; D008297:Male; D010820:Physicians / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare