Spatial accessibility in suboptimally configured health care systems: A modified two-step floating catchment area (M2SFCA) metric

Health and Place

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 30-43

  Delamater, Paul L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3SFCA; E2SFCA; Gravity models; Health care access; Spatial accessibility

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; NUMERICAL MODEL;

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MODIFIED TWO STEP FLOATING CATCHMENTAREA FAMILY OF METRICS; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

3SFCA; E2SFCA; GRAVITY MODELS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; SPATIAL ACCESSIBILITY;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 84883684858     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.07.012     Document Type: Article

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