Healthcare Professionals Availability By State

2086p0122x Physician Nutrition Specialist (Surgery) (Level III Area of Specialization)

A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of primary nutritional diseases (e.g., undernutrition, overnutrition, and genetic or acquired errors of metabolism) and adjunctive nutritional therapeutics (e.g., nutritional therapy or support of diseases states with a metabolic component). Physician Nutrition Specialists also provide services for nutritional disease prevention, including diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s, hospital malnutrition screening, and perioperative nutrition.

Healthcare Providers Availability Ratio per 10,000 Population by State

This is weighted average ratio which takes into account the population of each state.
Populations are from the U.S. Census estimates for each year.
The professionals availability ratio for the state is the total number of professionals in the state divided by the total population (and then multiplied by 10,000).

Healthcare Professionals Availability By State

2086p0122x Physician Nutrition Specialist (Surgery) (Level III Area of Specialization)

Healthcare Providers Availability Ratio per 10,000 Population by State

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Ratio per 10,000 Population by State (Tabular Data)