Demographic change and the supply of physicians, hospitals, and hospital beds: marketing implications.
Demographic conditions are a major component of the business environment in which health care marketers must compete. The following study assesses the impact of demographic factors on health care supply and finds that population size, population change, age structure, and income are important predictors of physician, hospital, and hospital bed supply. The results are discussed in the context of marketing implications.
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D003710:Demography; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006761:Hospitals / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010820:Physicians / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014481:United States