This dataset provides data on the number of physicians by status (ie. practising physicians, professionally active physicians, and physicians licenced to practice).
Practising physicians provide services for individual patients.
Professionally active physicians include practising physicians and other physicians for whom their medical education is a prerequisite for the execution of the job.
Physicians licensed to practice include practising and other (non-practising) physicians who are registered and entitled to practice as healthcare professionals.
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