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Health inequalities and regional specific scarcity in primary care physicians: ethical issues and criteria

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  • Greg Stapleton
  • Peter Schröder-Bäck
  • Helmut Brand
  • David Townend

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The discussion provides clear criteria for decision makers to consider when addressing primary care physician shortages. Yet, decision makers will still need to assess specific situations by these criteria to ensure that any decisions they make are morally justifiable. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2014

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  • Greg Stapleton & Peter Schröder-Bäck & Helmut Brand & David Townend, 2014. "Health inequalities and regional specific scarcity in primary care physicians: ethical issues and criteria," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 59(3), pages 449-455, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:59:y:2014:i:3:p:449-455
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-013-0497-7
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