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Abstract
Availability of health facilities is commonly expressed in terms of the number of persons dependent on one unit. Whether that unit is actually accessible to those persons depends, however, on the population density. Some examples illustrate the precise relationship. A measure of accessibility is obtained by expressing the availability of facilities as 'one unit within x km distance' (for the average--or, preferably, the median--person). This measure is therefore to be preferred.Entities:
Keywords: Delivery Of Health Care; Developing Countries; Distance; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Health; Health And Welfare Planning; Health Facilities; Population; Population Density; Social Planning; Spatial Distribution
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Year: 1992 PMID： 10119709 DOI： 10.1093/heapol/7.2.191
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Health Policy Plan ISSN： 0268-1080 Impact factor: 3.344