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Physician density planning in a public healthcare system: Complexities, threats and opportunities—The case of the Israeli healthcare system

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  • Gamzu, Ronni
  • Kaidar, Nir
  • Afek, Arnon
  • Horev, Tuvia

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Human-resource planning in healthcare is one of the most significant challenges that healthcare systems worldwide face. Among all healthcare professions, the planning of physician supply is the most complex of all due to physicians’ lengthy training and many specialties.

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  • Gamzu, Ronni & Kaidar, Nir & Afek, Arnon & Horev, Tuvia, 2016. "Physician density planning in a public healthcare system: Complexities, threats and opportunities—The case of the Israeli healthcare system," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 120(8), pages 920-927.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:120:y:2016:i:8:p:920-927
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.07.002
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