Spatial analysis of public health facilities in Riyadh Governorate, Saudi Arabia: a GIS-based study to assess geographic variations of service provision and accessibility

Geo-Spatial Information Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 26-38

  Mansour, Shawky ^a  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

accessibility; availability; GIS; public health facilities; Riyadh Governorate

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GOVERNORS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ACCESSIBILITY; GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION; HEALTH FACILITIES; PUBLIC HEALTH DELIVERY; PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES; RIYADH GOVERNORATE; SERVICE DISTRIBUTION;

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ACCESSIBILITY; GIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERVICE PROVISION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

RIYADH [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84961696449     PISSN: 10095020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10095020.2016.1151205     Document Type: Article

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