1. Pediatricians
... and recognized as the primary health care experts for older children and teenagers. Pediatricians currently provide about twenty-four percent of adolescent health care, and care of the adolescent population is expected to continue to increase pediatrician workforce needs. National statistics show that the number of births in the United States has been fairly stable for some time; about ... , and a particular shortage remains in rural and impoverished urban areas. In 1992, 59.3% of all nonmetropolitan counties, and 11.8% of all metropolitan counties, were without a general pediatrician (A...
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