Geographic information systems, spatial network analysis, and contraceptive choice

Demography

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-187

  Entwisle, Barbara ^a   Rindfuss, Ronald R ^a   Walsh, Stephen J ^a   Evans, Tom P ^a   Curran, Sara R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE CHOICE; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY BEHAVIOUR; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; THAILAND; TRAVEL;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LOGISTIC MODELS; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THAILAND; TRAVEL;

EID: 0031131559     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2061697     Document Type: Article

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