A suite of methods for representing activity space in a healthcare accessibility study

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 4, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Sherman, Jill E ^a   Spencer, John ^b   Preisser, John S ^c   Gesler, Wilbert M ^a   Arcury, Thomas A ^d  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

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

^c IL   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 27744545570     PISSN: 1476072X     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-4-24     Document Type: Article

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