How Many Miles to the VA Doctor?

To the Editor: Williams et al. (Oct. 20 issue) 1 have convincingly shown that 80 per cent of the U.S. population lives less than 10 miles from a physician and that 98 per cent of Americans are within a 25-mile range of a doctor. In some areas, including northern New England, only a minuscule proport...

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 310; no. 14; pp. 929 - 930
Main Authors Manu, Peter, Calder, Elizabeth A, Goodspeed, Ronald B, Williams, Albert P, Schwartz, William B, Newhouse, Joseph P, Bennett, Bruce W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 05.04.1984
Subjects
Health Services Accessibility - trends
Hospitals, Veterans - supply & distribution
Humans
Male
United States
United States
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Summary:To the Editor: Williams et al. (Oct. 20 issue) 1 have convincingly shown that 80 per cent of the U.S. population lives less than 10 miles from a physician and that 98 per cent of Americans are within a 25-mile range of a doctor. In some areas, including northern New England, only a minuscule proportion of the population (0.2 per cent) lives beyond this range. On the basis of these findings, the authors thought that they could "confidently predict that market forces will improve geographic access to medical care during the next decade." We believe that this conclusion, probably true in . . . No extract is available for articles shorter than 400 words.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM198404053101421