Surgeon supply by county-level rurality and social vulnerability
JAMA Surgery
2023-11-29
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About The Study: Between 2010 and 2020, surgeon supply per 100,000 population decreased in rural counties and increased in urban counties, and decreased in socially vulnerable counties and remained unchanged in other counties. Thus, over the past decade, disparities in surgeon supply between rural and urban counties and between socially vulnerable and other counties have widened in the U.S. The largest widening was observed among general surgeons.
Authors: Vishal R. Patel, B.S., of the Dell Medical School in Austin, Texas, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2023.5632)
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