Spatial optimization of residential care facility locations in Beijing, China: Maximum equity in accessibility

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Tao, Zhuolin ^a   Cheng, Yang ^a   Dai, Teqi ^a   Rosenberg, Mark W ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Equity; PSO algorithm; Quadratic programming; Residential care facilities; Spatial optimization

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ALGORITHM; ELDERLY CARE; EQUITY; HEALTH CARE; OPTIMIZATION; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

AGED; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STANDARDS;

AGED; CHINA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 84907063981     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-13-33     Document Type: Article

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