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An area with an inadequate supply of physicians, usually defined as an area having a physician to population ratio less than some standard, such as 1 to 4,000.<\/p>\n

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A medically underserved area which is particularly short of physicians. The term is defined in the Public Health Service Act and used to determine which areas have priority for assistance.<\/p>\n

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A geographic region with an inadequate supply of physicians, usually one where more than 400 people live for each physician in residence.<\/p>\n

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