A spatial analysis of variations in health access: Linking geography, socio-economic status and access perceptions

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Comber, Alexis J ^a   Brunsdon, Chris ^b   Radburn, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Leicestershire County Council   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Geographically Weighted Regression

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; GIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960607454     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-10-44     Document Type: Article

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