Comparing three GIS techniques for modelling geographical access to general practitioners

Cartographica

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 41-50

  Brabyn, Lars ^a   Gower, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Allocate; General practitioner; Least cost path; Population; Primary health care; Ratio

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; GIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; MAPPING METHOD; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

EID: 3042774910     PISSN: 03177173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/th62-2668-3273-3344     Document Type: Article

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