Evaluating and comparing methods for measuring spatial access to mammography centers in Appalachia

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2016, Pages 22-40

  Donohoe, Joseph ^a   Marshall, Vincent ^b   Tan, Xi ^c   Camacho, Fabian T ^d   Anderson, Roger ^d   Balkrishnan, Rajesh ^d  

^a Mountain Pacific Qual Hlth Found   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Demography; Distance to care; Health services; Mammograpghy; Spatial access

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL; TWO STEP FLOATING CATCHMENT AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84954310615     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: 15729400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10742-016-0143-y     Document Type: Article

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