Rural Americans lack access to doctors found in urban areas A look at the patienit-per-doctor ratio by area.
Metro/city: 297 to 1
Micropolitan/large rural: 519 to 1
Small town/small rural: 647 to 1
Rural/isolate: 2,043 to 1
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