Physician retention and migration in rural clinics designated for areas without physicians in Japan: descriptive epidemiological study using the national physicians' survey

• Main Authors: Hiroyuki Teraura (Author), Kazuhiko Kotani (Author), Soichi Koike (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Abstract Background In Japan, local governments have rural clinics designated for areas without physicians (RCDA) to secure physicians for rural medical care. Moreover, a medical policy of dispatching physicians between the RCDA and core hospitals for rural areas (CHRA) exists. This study aimed to a...