Measuring the inequalities in radiotherapy health resources in Japan: Comparison of the Hokkaido-Tohoku and Tokyo districts

Japanese Journal of Radiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-26

  Ohba, Hisateru ^a   Narumi, Masakazu ^a   Hosokawa, Yoichiro ^a   Aoki, Masahiko ^b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Geographical inequalities; Gini coefficient; Hokkaido Tohoku district; Radiotherapy; Tokyo district

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; JAPAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; RADIOLOGIST;

HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; JAPAN; RADIOTHERAPY; TOKYO;

EID: 77649206629     PISSN: 18671071     EISSN: 1867108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-009-0376-6     Document Type: Article

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