Krishan I, Drummond D C, Naessens J M, Nobrega F T, Smoldt R K
Public Health Rep. 1985 Jul-Aug;100(4):379-86.
Prevalence studies of the use of ambulatory health care services have consistently reported relatively lower demand for services in rural areas. Such studies have implied that low use rates may be fixed characteristics of rural populations and may be resistant to the influence of manipulable variables such as supply of physicians. This longitudinal study suggests that use rates are in fact significantly changed after improvement of manpower resources, but that the effects are limited to the vicinity of new practice locations.
关于门诊医疗服务使用情况的患病率研究一直表明，农村地区对服务的需求相对较低。此类研究暗示，低使用率可能是农村人口的固有特征，可能不受诸如医生供应等可控变量的影响。这项纵向研究表明，人力资源改善后，使用率实际上有显著变化，但影响仅限于新执业地点附近。
