Measuring access to primary medical care: Some examples of the use of geographical information systems

Health and Place

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-193

  Parker, E B ^a   Campbell, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UMDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Accident and emergency; General practice; Geographical information systems; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; GIS; HEALTHCARE; SERVICE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032102304     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8292(98)00010-0     Document Type: Article

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