Multi-modal two-step floating catchment area analysis of primary health care accessibility

Health and Place

Volumn 38, Issue , 2016, Pages 70-81

  Langford, Mitchel ^a   Higgs, Gary ^a   Fry, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Multi modal; Primary Healthcare; Public transit; Two Step Floating Catchment Area

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TWO STEP FLOATING CATCHMENT AREA; UNITED KINGDOM; ALGORITHM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TRAVEL; WALES;

SOUTH WALES; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

ALGORITHMS; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TRAVEL; WALES;

EID: 84955154022     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.11.007     Document Type: Article

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