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REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
MEDICAL SPECIALITY: &nbsp; Differentiating title to which corresponds a specific set of medical knowledge.

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Specialist medical doctors (No.)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Specialist medical doctors (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2013), Sex and Medical speciality, subspecialty or competence; Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Statistics Portugal, Health personnel statistics
First available period	2011
Last available period	2022
Dimensions	Data reference period Place of residence (NUTS - 2013) Sex Medical speciality, subspecialty or competence
Concepts	REFERENCE PERIOD: The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year. MEDICAL SPECIALITY: Differentiating title to which corresponds a specific set of medical knowledge.
Definition	MEDICAL DOCTOR (MD in USA or Canadian terminology) A person holding at least a basic medical degree and that is or was a medical practitioner, whether a physician or a surgeon, in any labour condition. Practicing of medicine depends on the right granted by the Portuguese college of physicians and surgeons (Ordem dos Médicos). Source: Estatuto da Ordem dos Médicos, art.º 1º e 8º
Measure unit (symbol)	Number (No.)
Power of 10	0
Observations	Count
Last update date	31/07/2023