2013
DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20132031
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Abstract: BACKGROUND It is not clear what the population's demand for dermatologists is, nor how many professionals are needed in order to provide adequate care in this area of expertise. Knowledge of the flow of patients at dermatological clinics throughout the country allows for the formation of expansion and distribution policies regarding professionals, and provides backing for the decision to increase medical residency places. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the time it takes to schedule a private dermatological consultatio… Show more

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“…In addition, there are regional differences in care (waiting lists and costs of medical appointments), which suggests that other factors may influence the settling of these professionals. 4 …”
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“…In addition, there are regional differences in care (waiting lists and costs of medical appointments), which suggests that other factors may influence the settling of these professionals. 4 …”
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“…The high correlation between the number of dermatologists and the number of other physicians in cities supports the hypothesis that municipalities with better urban infrastructure and higher income levels of the population favor the settlement of physicians in general, not only dermatologists. 4 , 10 …”
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“…Stratified, high quality public health systems such as in England function with an expectancy of 0.1/10,000 inhabitants. 4 …”
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“…Brazil is a country with continental dimensions and with a great variety of demographic, climatic and social development, what results in different priorities for dermatological health, such as skin cancers and psoriasis in the South and Southeast regions, Hansen's disease in the Mid-West and North and American tegumentary leishmaniasis in the Northeast. 4 , 5 Besides, the density of physicians and dermatologists in Brazil also correlates to the human development index (HDI). 6 …”
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confidence: 99%