Soroka M
Am J Optom Physiol Opt. 1977 Feb;54(2):125-8.
The geographic maldistribution of health manpower, particularly in rural and inner-city areas, has been a major concern of health planners, administrators, and other government officials. Attempts to deal with the problem through the use of financial incentives, such as loan forgiveness, are reviewed. Applying the present definition of shortage areas to New York City reveals some obvious inadequacies of the definition. A new definition of shortage areas is suggested.
卫生人力的地理分布不均，尤其是在农村和市中心地区，一直是卫生规划者、管理人员和其他政府官员主要关注的问题。本文回顾了通过使用经济激励措施（如贷款减免）来解决这一问题的尝试。将目前短缺地区的定义应用于纽约市，暴露出该定义存在一些明显的不足之处。本文提出了一种短缺地区的新定义。
