Stefanu C, Zetzman M R
South Med J. 1977 Sep;70(9):1034-8. doi: 10.1097/00007611-197709000-00007.
This article documents distributional patterns of allopathic family practice physicians (including general practitioners) in Texas as compared with allopathic physicians in all other medical specialties in the state during the period 1969-1973, for which there are reliable data. Statistical analysis of this information shows that there was a significant difference between the growth of family practice compared to all other medical specialties in both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties. This study draws no conclusions that the medical needs in many of these areas are not being met, since patient travel may, to some degree, compensate for disproportionate physician distribution. There is no unanimous agreement on what constitutes an ideal ratio of physicians in any specialty to a population in so-called "medically underserved" areas.
本文记录了1969年至1973年期间得克萨斯州的全科家庭医生（包括普通医生）与该州所有其他医学专科的全科医生的分布模式，这一时期有可靠的数据。对这些信息的统计分析表明，在大城市和非大城市县，家庭医学的增长与所有其他医学专科之间存在显著差异。本研究并未得出这些地区许多地方的医疗需求未得到满足的结论，因为患者出行在一定程度上可能弥补了医生分布不均衡的问题。对于在所谓“医疗服务不足”地区，任何专科医生与人口的理想比例是多少，并没有一致的共识。
