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*1973 - This leaves the United States with | |||
only sixty primary care physicians per 100,000 population, far | |||
below the ratio of 133 such doctors per 100,000 persons recommended as necessary to provide adequate primary care.^° | |||
*A congressional report estimated | *A congressional report estimated | ||
that in 1974 approximately 2.4 million unnecessary operations | that in 1974 approximately 2.4 million unnecessary operations | ||
were performed in this country, resulting in 11,900 avoidable | were performed in this country, resulting in 11,900 avoidable | ||
deaths and a cost of $3.9 billion.'*'' | deaths and a cost of $3.9 billion.'*'' | ||
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Notes
- 1973 - This leaves the United States with
only sixty primary care physicians per 100,000 population, far below the ratio of 133 such doctors per 100,000 persons recommended as necessary to provide adequate primary care.^°
- A congressional report estimated
that in 1974 approximately 2.4 million unnecessary operations were performed in this country, resulting in 11,900 avoidable deaths and a cost of $3.9 billion.'*