Using Simulated Data to Examine the Determinants of Acute Hospital Demand at the Small Area Level

Geographical Analysis

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-76

  Morrissey, Karyn ^a   O'Donoghue, Cathal ^b   Clarke, Graham ^c   Li, Jinjing ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Rural Economy Research Centre Ireland   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; MODEL TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

IRELAND;

EID: 84872581610     PISSN: 00167363     EISSN: 15384632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gean.12000     Document Type: Article

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