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Int J Health Policy Manag. 2023;12: 7454 | Published on: 2023 Aug 15. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2023.7454
PMID: 38618823        PMCID: PMC10590222

Scoping Review

Characteristics of Medical Deserts and Approaches to Mitigate Their Health Workforce Issues: A Scoping Review of Empirical Studies in Western Countries

Linda E. Flinterman 1 * ORCID, Ana I. González-González 2 ORCID, Laura Seils 2 ORCID, Julia Bes 1 ORCID, Marta Ballester 2 ORCID, Joaquim Bañeres 2 ORCID, Sorin Dan 3 ORCID, Alicja Domagala 4 ORCID, Katarzyna Dubas-Jakóbczyk 5 ORCID, Robert Likic 6 ORCID, Marieke Kroezen 7 ORCID, Ronald Batenburg 1,8 ORCID

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