Definition: This entry gives the number of medical doctors (physicians), including generalist and specialist medical practitioners, per 1,000 of the population. Medical doctors are defined as doctors that study, diagnose, treat, and prevent illness, disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans through the application of modern medicine. They also plan, supervise, and evaluate care and treatment plans by other health care providers. WHO estimates that fewer than 23 health workers (physicians, nurses, and midwives only) per 10,000 would be insufficient to achieve coverage of primary healthcare needs.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
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Daily Mail - 5/14/2013 4:28:00 PM
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Countries With Highest Density Of Subway Chains Have The Most Obese Population; Eating Fresh May Not Mean Eating Healthy
Medical Daily - 5/14/2013 8:52:51 PM
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Countries with most fast food restaurants have highest obesity rates
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New version of FRAX now available for 53 countries
News-Medical - 5/8/2013 9:47:06 AM
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The Fraser Institute: Sweden Shows Canada How to Reduce Health Spending While Improving Medicare
Yahoo! - 5/22/2013 11:32:11 AM
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World Family Doctor Day observed in T&T
Trinidad Express - 5/17/2013 10:15:12 PM
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At least 30 countries in Africa at risk of yellow fever: WHO
Yahoo! India News - 5/18/2013 3:25:59 PM
Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that 30 countries in Africa with a total population ... it can cause explosive outbreaks particularly in high density areas which including urban centers," she said.
US News & World Report Recognizes Dr. Rod J. Rohrich in Top 1% of Country's Top Plastic Surgeons
PRWeb - 5/9/2013 9:24:26 AM
US News & World Report has named Dallas plastic surgeon Dr. Rod Rohrich ... Medical Ltd. The list provides patients with information about best options for physicians in their area. Doctors are nominated by other licensed doctors and chosen for patient ...
World Congress on Interventional Oncology to Present Live TheraSphere(R) Administration
The Wall Street Journal - 5/15/2013 11:57:47 PM
"This session, led by Dr. Lewandowski and Dr. Salem, two of the world's foremost experts in Y-90 radioembolization for HCC, will provide physicians with the ... of millions of people in more than 60 countries around the world.
A surprising map of the countries that are most and least welcoming to foreigners
Washington Post - 3/21/2013 3:58:59 PM
Buried several hundred pages into a new World Economic Forum report on global tourism, past the sections on air travel infrastructure and physician density (by which they mean the number of physicians ... survey data from 140 countries estimating the ...
Health experts examine how density of fast-food outlets associated with prevalence of obesity
News-Medical - 5/10/2013 9:16:05 AM
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The Guardian - 5/21/2013 9:56:08 PM
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