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Table 3 Measures of mal-distribution obtained by excluding medical interns from calculation

From: Trend in geographic distribution of physicians in Japan

 

Gini coefficient

Atkinson index

Theil index

All physicians

0.3306

0.0956

0.2167

Physicians (excluding medical interns)

0.3177

0.0888

0.2007

  1. Three measures of mal-distribution in 2006 were compared with measures of mal-distribution that were calculated with exclusion of medical interns from the number of physicians.
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International Journal for Equity in Health

ISSN: 1475-9276

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