Physician Density by Specialty Type in Urban and Rural Counties in the US, 2010 to 2017

Sara R Machado; Sahan Jayawardana; Elias Mossialos; Muthiah Vaduganathan

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.33994

Physician Density by Specialty Type in Urban and Rural Counties in the US, 2010 to 2017

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jan 4;4(1):e2033994. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.33994.

Authors

Sara R Machado¹, Sahan Jayawardana¹, Elias Mossialos¹, Muthiah Vaduganathan²

Affiliations

¹ London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom.
² Heart & Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study uses data from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile to examine physician density by specialty type across metropolitan and rural US counties from 2010 to 2017.

MeSH terms

Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Physicians / supply & distribution*
Rural Population
Specialization / statistics & numerical data*
United States
Urban Population