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Characteristic | Description |
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Name | Medical doctors per 1000 inhabitants (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2013); Annual |
Regularity | Annual |
Source | Statistics Portugal, Health personnel statistics |
First available period | 2011 |
Last available period | 2023 |
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Definition | MEDICAL DOCTOR (MD in USA or Canadian terminology) A person holding at least a basic medical degree and that is or was a medical practitioner, whether a physician or a surgeon, in any labour condition. Practicing of medicine depends on the right granted by the Portuguese college of physicians and surgeons (Ordem dos Médicos). Source: Estatuto da Ordem dos Médicos, art.º 1º e 8º |
Formule | (Total number of medical doctors registered in the end of the year/ Resident population estimated for the end of the year)*1000 |
Measure unit (symbol) | Number (No.) |
Power of 10 | 0 |
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Last update date | 14/09/2024 |
information presented in 14/10/2024