Too many physicians in the wrong places and specialties? Populations and physicians from a market perspective.
As market forces play a greater role in physician specialty and location decisions, new techniques for illuminating relocation options are needed. The authors propose a model that can be used, among other ways, as a first gross screening mechanism in identifying market opportunities for physicians.
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