# Working Notes

## Audience

The audience is a healthcare, education, or research manager who wants a practical evidence note. They need a cautious summary, not a full academic literature review.

## Research Question

What does the public physician-density indicator suggest about Thailand's health workforce capacity, and what should a manager be careful about before using this evidence in a planning discussion?

## Source Context

- Indicator: Physicians (per 1,000 people) - Thailand.
- Publisher: World Bank Open Data.
- Underlying source listed by World Bank: Global Health Workforce Statistics, World Health Organization (WHO); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); country data.
- License listed by World Bank: CC BY-4.0.
- Indicator range shown on the World Bank page: 1960-2021.

## Field Notes

- `country`: country name in the classroom extract.
- `indicator`: World Bank indicator code.
- `year`: reported year.
- `physicians_per_1000_people`: physicians per 1,000 people.
- `classroom_note`: reminder about missing years or interpretation caveats.

## Evidence Rules

- Use only aggregate public health data.
- Do not mention patient-level information.
- Do not infer regional distribution from a national average.
- Do not over-explain the chart; keep the final output usable for a work meeting.
- Separate observed values from possible interpretations.
- State that missing years were omitted from this teaching extract.
- Treat the 2017 jump as something to verify, not as a guaranteed policy effect.

## Suggested Output Shape

1. Executive summary.
2. Evidence table.
3. Interpretation.
4. Limitations.
5. Recommended follow-up questions.
6. Practical next step.
