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186. Physicians by Selected Activity
[In thousands (334.0 represents 334,000). 1970-85 and 1995-98, as of Dec. 31; 1990-94, as of Jan. 1,except as noted. Includes Puerto Rico and outlying areas.
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Activity
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1970
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1975
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1980
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1985
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1990
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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Doctors of medicine, total
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334.0
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393.7
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467.7
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552.7
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615.4
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653.1
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670.3
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684.4
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720.3
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737.8
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756.7
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777.9
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Professionally active
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311.2
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366.4
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435.5
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511.1
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560.0
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594.7
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605.7
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619.8
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646.0
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663.9
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684.6
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707.0
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Place of medical education:
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U.S. medical graduates
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256.8
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289.6
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343.6
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398.4
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437.2
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460.4
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466.6
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475.0
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492.2
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505.7
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519.7
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533.4
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Foreign medical graduates 1
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54.4
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76.8
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91.8
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112.7
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122.8
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134.3
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139.1
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144.8
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153.8
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158.3
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164.9
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173.7
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Sex: Male
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289.8
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335.0
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386.7
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436.3
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463.9
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484.6
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488.5
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494.9
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505.9
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515.6
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527.0
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538.9
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Female
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21.4
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31.4
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48.7
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74.8
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96.1
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110.1
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117.2
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124.9
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140.1
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148.3
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157.7
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168.1
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Active non-federal
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281.7
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338.2
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417.7
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489.5
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539.5
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575.5
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584.0
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597.3
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624.9
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643.5
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665.2
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688.0
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Patient care
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255.0
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287.8
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361.9
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431.5
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487.8
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520.2
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531.7
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543.2
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564.1
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580.7
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603.7
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606.4
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Office-based practice
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188.9
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213.3
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271.3
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329.0
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359.9
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387.9
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398.8
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407.0
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427.3
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445.8
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458.2
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468.8
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General and family practice
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50.8
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46.3
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47.8
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53.9
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57.6
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58.6
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58.1
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58.2
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59.9
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61.8
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62.0
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64.6
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Cardiovascular diseases
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3.9
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5.0
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6.7
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9.1
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10.7
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11.4
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12.1
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12.9
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13.7
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14.3
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15.0
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15.1
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Dermatology
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2.9
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3.4
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4.4
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5.3
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6.0
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6.3
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6.5
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6.7
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7.0
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7.2
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7.4
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7.6
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Gastroenterology
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1.1
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1.7
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2.7
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4.1
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5.2
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5.7
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6.3
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6.7
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7.3
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7.6
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7.9
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7.9
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Internal medicine
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23.0
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28.2
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40.5
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52.7
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57.8
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65.1
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67.3
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67.9
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72.6
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77.9
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81.4
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83.3
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Pediatrics
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10.3
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12.7
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17.4
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22.4
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26.5
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29.0
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30.8
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31.5
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33.9
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35.5
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36.8
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38.4
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Pulmonary diseases
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0.8
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1.2
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2.0
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3.0
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3.7
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4.0
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4.4
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4.6
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5.0
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4.9
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5.0
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4.9
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General surgery
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18.1
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19.7
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22.4
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24.7
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24.5
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24.9
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24.3
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24.2
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24.1
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25.4
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27.9
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27.5
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Obstetrics and gynecology
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13.8
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15.6
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19.5
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23.5
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25.5
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27.1
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27.6
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28.2
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29.1
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29.9
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30.1
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31.2
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Ophthalmology
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7.6
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8.8
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10.6
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12.2
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13.1
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13.7
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13.9
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14.3
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14.6
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14.9
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15.1
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15.6
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Orthopedic surgery
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6.5
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8.1
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10.7
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13.0
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14.2
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15.8
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16.3
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16.6
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17.1
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17.6
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18.5
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18.5
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Otolaryngology
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3.9
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4.3
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5.3
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5.8
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6.4
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6.6
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6.7
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6.9
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7.1
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7.2
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7.4
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7.5
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Plastic surgery
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1.2
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1.7
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2.4
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3.3
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3.8
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4.0
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4.1
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4.3
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4.6
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5.0
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5.3
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5.3
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Urological surgery
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4.3
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5.0
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6.2
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7.1
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7.4
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7.7
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7.8
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7.8
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8.0
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8.2
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8.4
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8.4
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Anesthesiology
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7.4
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9.0
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11.3
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15.3
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17.8
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20.0
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20.6
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22.0
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23.8
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24.9
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25.6
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26.2
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Diagnostic radiology
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0.9
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2.0
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4.2
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7.7
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9.8
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10.9
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11.9
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12.1
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12.8
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13.3
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14.1
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14.2
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Emergency medicine
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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8.4
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9.4
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9.8
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10.6
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11.7
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12.3
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12.5
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13.3
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Neurology
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1.2
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1.9
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3.2
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4.7
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5.6
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6.3
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6.8
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7.1
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7.6
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7.9
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8.2
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8.5
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Pathology, anatomical/clinical
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3.0
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4.2
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6.0
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6.9
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7.3
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7.9
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8.5
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8.7
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9.0
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9.7
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10.2
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10.0
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Psychiatry
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10.1
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12.2
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15.9
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18.5
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20.0
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21.8
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22.3
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22.6
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23.3
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24.4
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24.5
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25.0
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Other specialty
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18.2
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22.3
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31.9
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35.8
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28.8
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31.7
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32.4
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33.2
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35.0
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35.8
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35.0
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35.9
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Hospital-based practice
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66.1
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74.5
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90.6
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102.5
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127.9
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132.3
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132.9
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136.1
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136.8
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134.9
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145.3
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137.6
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Residents and interns 2
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45.8
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53.5
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59.6
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72.2
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89.9
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92.2
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89.0
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91.5
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93.7
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90.6
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95.8
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92.3
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Full-time hospital staff
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20.3
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21.0
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31.0
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30.3
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38.0
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40.1
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43.9
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44.6
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43.1
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44.3
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49.5
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45.3
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Other professional activity 3
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26.3
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24.3
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35.2
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44.0
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39.0
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38.7
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37.7
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39.9
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40.3
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42.8
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41.5
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41.6
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Not classified 4
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0.4
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26.1
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20.6
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14.0
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12.7
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16.6
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14.7
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14.3
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20.6
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20.0
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20.0
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40.0
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Federal
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29.5
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28.2
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17.8
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21.6
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20.5
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19.2
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21.7
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22.5
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21.1
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20.4
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19.4
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19.0
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Patient care
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23.5
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24.1
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14.6
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17.3
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16.1
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15.0
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18.8
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19.3
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18.1
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18.2
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16.9
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15.3
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Office-based practice
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3.5
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2.1
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0.7
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1.2
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1.1
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1.5
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0.1
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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Hospital-based practice
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20.0
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22.0
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13.9
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16.1
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15.0
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13.5
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18.7
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19.3
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18.1
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18.2
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16.9
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15.3
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Residents and interns 2
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5.4
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4.3
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2.4
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3.3
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2.1
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1.3
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4.7
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3.6
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2.7
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5.7
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4.1
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0.7
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Full-time hospital staff
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14.6
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17.7
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11.4
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12.9
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12.8
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12.2
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14.1
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15.7
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15.4
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12.5
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12.9
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14.7
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Other professional activity 3
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6.0
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4.1
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3.2
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4.3
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4.4
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4.2
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2.9
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3.2
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3.0
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2.2
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2.4
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3.7
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Inactive
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19.6
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21.4
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25.7
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38.6
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52.7
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55.7
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63.0
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63.3
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72.3
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72.5
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71.1
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69.9
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Unknown address
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3.2
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5.9
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6.4
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3.0
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2.8
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2.7
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1.7
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1.4
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2.0
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1.3
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1.0
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0.9
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Doctors of osteopathy 5
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14.3
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15.4
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18.8
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24.0
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30.9
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33.5
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33.4
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35.0
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35.7
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37.3
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38.9
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40.8
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NA Not available.
1 Foreign medical graduates received their medical education in schools outside the United States and Canada.
2 Includes clinical fellows.
3 Includes medical teaching, administration, research,and other.
4 Not classified established in 1970; however, complete datanot available until l972.
5 As of July. Total DOs. Source: AmericanOsteopathic Association, Chicago, IL.
Source: Except as noted, American Medical Association, Chicago, IL, Physician Characteristics and Distribution in the U.S., annual (copyright).
http://www.ama-assn.org/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/186_physicians_by_selected_activity.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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