Improving territorial accessibility of mental health services: The case of spain

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 227-235

  López Lara, Enrique ^a   Garrido Cumbrera, Marco ^a   Díaz Cuevas, M Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Andalusia (spain); GIS; Mental health care; Outpatient services; Temporal accessibility; Territorial criteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 84873296953     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632012000400002     Document Type: Article

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