A method for modelling GP practice level deprivation scores using GIS

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Strong, Mark ^a,b   Maheswaran, Ravi ^b   Pearson, Tim ^b   Fryers, Paul ^c  

^a Rotherham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Doncaster Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POVERTY AREAS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; STATE MEDICINE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 35648998915     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-6-38     Document Type: Article

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