Designing a model to minimize inequities in hemodialysis facilities distribution

Geospatial Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-12

  Salgado, Teresa M ^a   Moles, Rebekah ^b   Benrimoj, Shalom I ^b   Fernandez Llimos, Fernando ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Health services accessibility; Healthcare disparities; Policy making; Portugal; Renal dialysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856048186     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2011.152     Document Type: Article

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