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Shortage of rural doctors worsens
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Medical doctors are 4.6 times more accessible in Tokyo than in Ibaraki Prefecture, which has the lowest availability of doctors among all 47 prefectures, according to an index released April 21 by the Finance Ministry, attesting to a growing shortage of regional physicians. The index shows the availability of doctors in each prefecture in fiscal 2006 calculated on the basis of population as well as area to reflect local access to doctors. (Kyodo News)
地方の医師不足が深刻化
財務省が4月21日に公表した医師数に関する指数によると、都道府県の格差は、最大の東京都と最小の茨城県とで4.6倍の差があることが分かった。
Shukan ST: May 1, 2009
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