Accessibility of selected hospitals and medical procedures by means of aerial and transit network-based measures

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 136-140

  Costa, L S ^a   Nassi, C D ^a   Pinheiro, R S ^a   Almeida, Renan Moritz Varnier R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILDBIRTH; CITY; DATA ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUERPERIUM; TRAVEL;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, MUNICIPAL; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0038246417     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095148403321591456     Document Type: Article

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