Potential accessibility to mental health services in Montreal: A geographical information system approach;L'accessibilité potentielle aux services de santé mentale à Montréal: Approche par les systèmes d'information géographique

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 369-378

  Ngamini Ngui, A ^a,b   Apparicio, P ^b  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b CENTRE URBANISATION CULTURE SOCIÉTÉ   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health services; Montreal; Potential accessibility; Spatial accessibility; Spatial disparities; Two step floating catchment area method

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; SCORING SYSTEM; URBAN AREA;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUEBEC; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 83055187954     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: 17730627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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