The utility of rural and underserved designations in geospatial assessments of distance traveled to healthcare services: Implications for public health research and practice

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Smith, Matthew Lee ^a,b   Dickerson, Justin B ^c   Wendel, Monica L ^b   Ahn, Sangnam ^d   Pulczinski, Jairus C ^b   Drake, Kelly N ^b   Ory, Marcia G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HSR Health Services LLC ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; TAXONOMY; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NOMENCLATURE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TEXAS; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880154059     PISSN: 16879805     EISSN: 16879813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/960157     Document Type: Article

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