A geographic information system-based analysis of ambulance station coverage area in Samsun, Turkey

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 653-658

  Terzi, Ozlem ^a   Sisman, Aziz ^b   Canbaz, Sevgi ^b   Dündar, Cihad ^b   Peksen, Yildiz ^b  

^a Department of Geomatics Ondokuz Mayis University ^*

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ambulance; Coverage area; Geographic information system; Station

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DRIVER; EMERGENCY CALL SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; TURKEY;

AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TIME FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 84887901057     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2013228     Document Type: Article

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