An urban-rural classification for health services research in Ireland

Irish Geography

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 295-311

  Teljeur, Conor ^a   Kelly, Alan ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Health; Ireland; Rural; Small area; Urban

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58149524845     PISSN: 00750778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00750770802506972     Document Type: Article

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