Since reaching a maximum of nearly 100 000 doctors in 1995, the number of unemployed
physicians in Europe has been falling steadily, according to surveys by the European …

2. Chan BTB. From perceived surplus to perceived shortage: What happened to Canada's
physician workforce in the 1990s? Ottawa: Canadian Institute for Health Information; 2002 …

The ratio between population and active physicians in the Nordic countries has improved
from 488 inhabitants per physician in 1980 to 315 in 2000. There is a large mobility of …

Recent sociological research on the medical profession has been concerned with the
profession's power and autonomy. So far, little research has focused on the total loss of the …

After years of gruelling training, specialists might be forgiven for expecting it to be easy to
find a job and put their hard-earned, in-demand skills to work. But that is not always the …

The aim of this book is to provide a snapshot of medical manpower in each of the member
countries of the European Community, an exhausting untertaking in view of the problems …

Aim: To analyze the physician labor market in Croatia with respect to the internship and
employment opportunities, Croatian needs for physicians and specialists, and trends in …

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 …

When stacked up against countries with similar health care goals, namely universal
coverage, it quickly becomes apparent that Canada s health care system is not worth …