Defining localities for health planning: A GIS approach

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 801-816

  Bullen, Nina ^a   Moon, Graham ^a   Jones, Kelvyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geographical information systems; Health planning; Locality

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL; TRAVEL; WORK;

GIS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; LOCALITY DEFINITION; PLANNING APPROACH; PRIMARY HEALTHCARE;

UK, ENGLAND, WEST SUSSEX;

EID: 0029669690     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00180-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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