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Title: Association Between Having a Highly Educated Spouse and Physician Practice in Rural Underserved Areas

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: Physician undersupply in rural areas remains a problem, despite efforts to improve the workforce distribution.1 Rural origin, age, and sex have been linked to physician choice of rural settings.2 An additional factor may be that many physicians have highly educated spouses with independent careers, which may constrain their ability to locate in rural areas.3 We investigated the prevalence of physicians with highly educated spouses and whether having such a spouse was associated with working in rural underserved areas.

Url: http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2497899

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Authors: Staiger, Douglas O; Marshall, Samuel M; Goodman, David C; Auerbach, David I; Buerhaus, Peter I

Periodical (Full): The Journal of the American Medical Association

Issue: 9

Volume: 315

Pages: 939-941

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

Countries: United States