TY - JOUR T1 - In Italy, a medical degree often means unemployment or underemployment JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 889 LP - 890 VL - 154 IS - 6 AU - S. Thorne Y1 - 1996/03/15 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/154/6/889.abstract N2 - Italy's per capita concentration of physicians is the highest in the Western World, and many of them have to struggle to earn a living as they compete for a decreasing number of prestigious hospital positions. Many Italian doctors have more than one job, and some never find work in medicine. ER -