Distance as a predominant factor in the utilisation of health services in the Kumasi metropolis, Ghana

GeoJournal

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 145-157

  Buor, Daniel ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Distance; Distance decay; Health services; Metropolis; Transport cost; Travel time; Utilisation

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; EDUCATION; INSURANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYING; URBAN PLANNING;

HEALTH SERVICES;

HEALTH CARE;

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; TRAVEL TIME; URBAN AREA;

GHANA;

EID: 0036933660     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022452311911     Document Type: Article

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