The Structural Approach to Physician Distribution: A Critical Evaluation

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Recent research on physician distribution using the structural approach is briefly reviewed and its theoretical and methodological limitations outlined in detail. On the basis of this critical evaluation, some possible directions for future research are suggested within a human ecology framework, which views the health care subsystem as one aspect of the way in which populations organize to deal with their environment.

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