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U.S. may have more pediatricians than it needs for the next 20 years
March 22nd, 2004
During the next 20 years there will be a 58% increase in the number of pediatricians and only a 9.3% increase in the number of children in the United States, study results indicate. The study is one of the first published that looks specifically at the number of physicians who specialize in caring for children and uses a statistical model to assess outside forces that could impact the work force. The study, "The Expanding General Pediatrician Workforce," was be published in the March 2004 issue of the journal Pediatrics. "The results of this study give us a road map for the future of children's healthcare and the role the pediatrician will...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2004-03-22)
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