Field M G
Int J Health Serv. 1975;5(3):455-74. doi: 10.2190/WRDE-WFNA-T1D7-33RT.
Between 1910 and 1970 the number of physicians in the United States increased 2.5 times, in Soviet Russia almost 25 times. The number of physicians per constant unit of population remained fairly stable in the United States, rising slightly in the last few years. In the U.S.S.R. that number increased 16 to 18 times, and now stands about 50 per cent higher than in the United States. About 10 per cent of American physicians are women; in the U.S.S.R. it is about 70 per cent. Neither society has resolved the problem of deploying physicians to the rural areas. American physicians are more specialized than their Soviet colleagues. The article concludes with general remarks about the two health systems, pointing out resemblances and divergences. The hypothesis of a possible "convergence" is entertained.
1910年至1970年间，美国医生数量增长了2.5倍，而苏联增长了近25倍。美国每固定人口单位的医生数量保持相对稳定，在过去几年略有上升。在苏联，这一数字增长了16至18倍，目前比美国高出约50%。美国约10%的医生为女性；在苏联，这一比例约为70%。两个社会都未解决医生向农村地区调配的问题。美国医生比苏联同行更为专业化。文章最后对两种医疗体系进行了总体评论，指出了相似之处和不同之处。文中还探讨了可能出现“趋同”的假设。
