Quantitative measurements of inequality in geographic accessibility to pediatric care in Oita Prefecture, Japan: Standardization with complete spatial randomness

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Tanimura, Susumu ^a   Shima, Masayuki ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PEDIATRICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959929001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-163     Document Type: Article

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