Eden Aimee R, Morgan Zachary J, Jetty Anuradha, Peterson Lars E
From the American Board of Family Medicine, Lexington, KY (ARE, ZJM, LEP); Robert Graham Center, Washington, DC (AJ); Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (LEP).
J Am Board Fam Med. 2020 Nov-Dec;33(6):830-831. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200089.
Using data from 2014 to 2018, we found that the proportion of family physicians caring for children under age 5 years and between ages 5 and 18 years has significantly declined. This has implications for the pediatric primary care workforce and may exacerbate inequities in access to care for pediatric patients in all geographies, particularly those in areas with a shortage of pediatricians.
利用2014年至2018年的数据,我们发现,为5岁以下儿童以及5至18岁儿童提供护理的家庭医生比例显著下降。这对儿科初级保健劳动力产生了影响,可能会加剧所有地区儿科患者获得护理的不平等现象,尤其是在儿科医生短缺地区的患者。