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Startling Expose – Physicians Often Have No Regular Source Of Health Care

by Medindia Content Team on Dec 12 2000 12:00 AM

Startling! But true!

In a censure of the doctors around the world, a study conducted by researchers at the prestigious Yale and Johns Hopkins Universities has revealed that more than a third of physicians have no regular source of healthcare Dr. Cary P Gross of Yale University is New Haven, Connecticut says, ‘ these physicians without a regular source of health care are less likely than others to receive important preventive services such as flu shots and cancer screenings’, Sounds scary but this report will surely make at least a few physicians to sit up and shed the accumulated rust. In this context it is to be borne is mind that the Union Ministry of Health is planning that all doctors renew their registration every 5 years and tune themselves to changing times!!!


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