title: [Increasing shortage of general practitioners in social deprived Danish communities].
abstract: The increasing shortage of general practitioners (GPs) in Denmark is expected to continue until 2020. This study investigates the development of GP shortage in the communities of Region of Zealand in relation to patients' social deprivation. From 2010 to 2013 the number of GPs in the most affluent communities decreased by 2.7%, whereas the number of GPs in social deprived communities decreased significantly more by 6.3%. This observation can be expected to worsen unless further interventions to promote recruitment of GPs in social deprived areas are initiated.
authors.affiliation: Forskningsenheden for Almen Praksis i København og Afdeling for Almen Medicin, Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Københavns Universitet, Øster Farimagsgade 5, Postboks 2099, 1014 København K. mads.kristensen@sund.ku.dk.
authors.forename: Mads Aage Toft
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kristensen
authors.forename: Thorkil
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thorsen
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark; D058005:General Practitioners / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors