Characteristics of Medical Deserts and Approaches to Mitigate Their Health Workforce Issues: A Scoping Review of Empirical Studies in Western Countries

• Main Authors: Linda E. Flinterman (Author), Ana I. González-González (Author), Laura Seils (Author), Julia Bes (Author), Marta Ballester (Author), Joaquim Bañeres (Author), Sorin Dan (Author), Alicja Domagala (Author), Katarzyna Dubas-Jakóbczyk (Author), Robert Likic (Author), Marieke Kroezen (Author), Ronald Batenburg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background  Medical deserts are considered a problematic issue for many Western countries which try to employ multitude of policies and initiatives to achieve a better distribution of their health workforce (HWF). The aim of this study was to systematically map research and provide an overview of de...