This paper compares access to primary and specialty care in three metropolitan regions of France: Ile de France (IDF), Nord-Pas-de-Calais (NPC) and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (PACA); and identifies the factors that contribute to disparities in access to care within and among these regions.

To examine the relations between density of dental practitioners (DDP) and socio-economic and demographic factors shown to affect access to dental care for the elderly.

Objectives To assess the risk of leaving employment for cancer survivors 2 years after diagnosis and the role of workplace discrimination in this risk.Methods A representative sample of 4270 French individuals older than 17 and younger than 58 years when diagnosed with cancer in 2002 were...

Women represent a growing proportion of the physician workforce, worldwide. Therefore, for the purposes of workforce planning, it is increasingly important to understand differences in how male and female physicians work and might respond to financial incentives. A recent survey allowed us to...

Geographic variation in use of elective surgeries has been widely studied in the US, where over-utilization is incentivized. We wanted to explore recent trends in the geographic variation of common surgical procedures in France – where a global budget, centralized planning process, and...