Demographics and spatial distribution of the Brazilian dermatologists
| Autor: | Sílvia Maria Schmidt, Hélio Amante Miot, Flávio Barbosa Luz, Maria Auxiliadora Jeunon Sousa, Sérgio Luiz Lira Palma, José Antonio Sanches Junior |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, Vol 93, Iss 1, Pp 99-103 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0365-0596 1806-4841 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20187395 |
| Popis: | Abstract: The medical-dermatological demographics favors health planning and guides expansion of the specialty. We conducted an ecological study of dermatologists members of the Brazilian Society of Dermatology (SBD). We evaluated: gender, age, address; which were compared with population and human development index indicators of municipalities. We evaluated 8384 members, distributed in 527 (9.5%) municipalities throughout Brazil. The female sex represented 78.4% of the members and the median age was 43 (36-54) years. The median density of dermatologists was 0.35 (0.21-0.37) per 10,000 inhabitants. The correlation (Spearman's rho) between density of dermatologists and human development index was 0.39 (p |
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