Needs-based planning: the case of Manitoba

 

Table 1: Ambulatory visits made by residents of Manitoba in 1993–94 by physician specialty
Specialty Region; no. of visits/resident*
North Rural South Brandon Winnipeg All regions
General practitioners and family physicians 4.27 3.68 3.62 3.47 3.59
General pediatricians and internists 0.05 0.13 0.37 0.52 0.35
Surgeons 0.13 0.24 0.37 0.38 0.32
Other specialists† 0.12 0.23 0.45 0.69 0.51
Total 4.57 4.28 4.81 5.06 4.77
*Rates are adjusted for age and sex.
†Includes all medical and pediatric subspecialists, psychiatrists, and obstetricians and gynecologists.

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