The growing oversupply of physicians in Ecuador: challenges and implications for the healthcare system

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Main Authors: Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Luis Merlo, Bernardo Sandoval, Esteban Ortiz-Prado
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1605845/full
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spellingShingle Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez
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Bernardo Sandoval
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The growing oversupply of physicians in Ecuador: challenges and implications for the healthcare system
Frontiers in Public Health
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public health
healthcare system
Ecuador
health workforce
title The growing oversupply of physicians in Ecuador: challenges and implications for the healthcare system
title_full The growing oversupply of physicians in Ecuador: challenges and implications for the healthcare system
title_fullStr The growing oversupply of physicians in Ecuador: challenges and implications for the healthcare system
title_full_unstemmed The growing oversupply of physicians in Ecuador: challenges and implications for the healthcare system
title_short The growing oversupply of physicians in Ecuador: challenges and implications for the healthcare system
title_sort growing oversupply of physicians in ecuador challenges and implications for the healthcare system
topic oversupply
physicians
public health
healthcare system
Ecuador
health workforce
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1605845/full
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