Forecasting maldistribution of human resources for healthcare and patients in Japan: a utilization-based approach

• Main Authors: Tomoki Ishikawa (Author), Yuji Nakao (Author), Kensuke Fujiwara (Author), Teppei Suzuki (Author), Shintaro Tsuji (Author), Katsuhiko Ogasawara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hokkaido's demographic trend of population decrease with aging population is remarkable even in Japan. Although healthcare policy decision-makers need to appropriately allocate resources while grasping regional demands, not much is available on whether medical demand would i...