Geographic distribution of healthcare resources, healthcare service provision, and patient flow in Japan: A cross sectional study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1954-1963

  Shinjo, Daisuke ^a   Aramaki, Toshiharu ^a  

^a Welfare And Medical Service Agency   (Japan)

Author keywords

Health resources; Healthcare policy; Japan; Patient flow; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; JAPAN; PATIENT TRANSFER; PHYSICIANS;

JAPAN;

EID: 84866902606     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.07.032     Document Type: Article

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