The distribution of GPs in Ireland in relation to deprivation

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1077-1083

  Teljeur, Conor ^a   O'Dowd, Tom ^a   Thomas, Stephen ^a   Kelly, Alan ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Deprivation; General Practitioner; Travel time

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; RURAL AREA; TRAVEL TIME; URBAN AREA; VILLAGE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IRELAND; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

IRELAND;

EID: 77957684904     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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