Physician distribution across China's cities: regional variations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Distribution of physicians is a key component of access to health care. Although there is extensive research on urban-rural disparities in physician distribution, limited attention has been directed to the heterogeneity across urban areas. This research depicts variations in physician density across over 600 cities in the context of China's rapid urbanization.

Methods

Data came from National Census Surveys and China statistical yearbooks, 2000-2003, and 2010-2013. Cities were characterized in terms of not only administrative level but also geographic regions and urban agglomerations. We analyzed variations in physician supply by applying generalized estimating equations with an ordinal logistic linking function.

Results

Although overall physician density in

SUBMITTER: Yu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8276398 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature