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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 516-523 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Bulletin of the World Health Organisation |
| Volume | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Forecasting the global shortage of physicians: An economic- and needs-based approach. / Sheffler, Richard; Liu, Jenny; KINFU, Yohannes; Dal Poz, Mario.
In: Bulletin of the World Health Organisation, Vol. 7, 2008, p. 516-523.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Forecasting the global shortage of physicians: An economic- and needs-based approach
AU - Sheffler, Richard
AU - Liu, Jenny
AU - KINFU, Yohannes
AU - Dal Poz, Mario
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Global achievements in health may be limited by critical shortages of health-care workers. To help guide workforce policy, we estimate the future demand for, need for and supply of physicians, by WHO region, to determine where likely shortages will occur by 2015, the target date of the Millennium Development Goals.
AB - Global achievements in health may be limited by critical shortages of health-care workers. To help guide workforce policy, we estimate the future demand for, need for and supply of physicians, by WHO region, to determine where likely shortages will occur by 2015, the target date of the Millennium Development Goals.
KW - economic growth
KW - forecasting method
KW - health care
KW - health services
KW - health worker
KW - migration
U2 - 10.2471/BLT.07.046474
DO - 10.2471/BLT.07.046474
M3 - Article
VL - 7
SP - 516
EP - 523
JO - Bulletin of the World Health Organisation
JF - Bulletin of the World Health Organisation
SN - 0042-9686
ER -