How Many Miles to the VA Doctor?

• Published in: The 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
• Language: English
• Published: United States Massachusetts Medical Society 05.04.1984
• Subjects: Health Services Accessibility - trends; Hospitals, Veterans - supply & distribution; Humans; Male; United States; United States

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...