Computing travel time when the exact address is unknown: A comparison of point and polygon ZIP code approximation methods

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Berke, Ethan M ^a,b,c,d,e   Shi, Xun ^e  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOMETRY; HEALTH CARE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRAVEL TIME;

ARIZONA; NEW HAMPSHIRE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL;

EID: 66049093025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-8-23     Document Type: Article

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