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Table 1
Programmes to address physician shortages in northern Ontario introduced by the Ontario government by policy instrument type and year, 1969 – 2004
	Financial incentive	Physician recruitment	Alternative providers	Rural medical education	Medical practice support	Service outreach	Travel assistance	Telehealth	Research

1969	x x		x			x
1970		x
1972				x
1977					x
1978		x
1979	x				x
1980
1982					x x	x
1985							x
1991				x
1992	x								x
1994					x x
1995	x	x
1996	x x			x
1997	x				x
1998		x			x			x
1999	x			x		x
2000	x		x	x
2001	x
2002		x		x x x	x
2004		x

Note: Each cross represents a programme. Multiple crosses in a cell indicate several programmes belonging to the same policy instrument type introduced in that year.
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