Spatial access to emergency services in low- and middle-income countries: A GIS-based analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Tansley, Gavin ^a   Schuurman, Nadine ^b   Amram, Ofer ^b   Yanchar, Natalie ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HAITI; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; NAMIBIA; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HAITI; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NAMIBIA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84951036986     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141113     Document Type: Article

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