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EVALUATION OF ACCESSIBILITY TO HEALTH CENTERS IN THE URBAN AREA OF THE CITY OF VILLAVICENCIO, COLOMBIA [PDF]
Geo Journal of Tourism and GeositesThe objective of this research is to evaluate the accessibility to health centers located in the urban area of the city of Villavicencio, taking as reference the indicators of accessibility to health services established by the Organization for Economic
Andrea Estefania NEIRA +2 more
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Measuring spatial equity and access to maternal health services using enhanced two step floating catchment area method (E2SFCA) – a case study of the Indian Sundarbans [PDF]
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2016 Inaccessibility due to terrain and lack of transport leaves mothers travelling for long hours before reaching a facility to deliver a child. In the present article we analyzed the issue of spatial inaccessibility and inequity of maternal health services in the Indian Sundarbans where complex topography and repeated climatic adversities make access to ...
Vadrevu, Lalitha, Kanjilal, Barun
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Spatial access to inpatient health care in northern rural India [PDF]
, 2014 Access to health care in rural areas is a major concern for local populations as well as for policy makers in developing countries. This paper examines spatial access to in-patient health care in northern rural India.
Panda, Pradeep, Ranga, Vikram
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An Analysis of Food Accessibility of Mountain Cities in China: A Case Study of Chongqing
Applied Sciences, 2022 Mountain cities are characterized by undulating terrain, complex road networks, and diverse road facilities, which makes accessing food more difficult than in cities with a flat terrain.
Yufeng He +4 more
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Cancer Medicine, Volume 9, Issue 9, Page 3211-3223, May 2020., 2020 In this population‐based retrospective cohort study of approximately 26 600 incident colorectal cancers diagnosed in Cook County, IL between 2000 and 2008, spatial access to primary care was associated with colorectal cancer‐specific survival independent of neighborhood socioeconomic status, tumor stage, and other factors.
Vincent L. Freeman +7 more
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Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2023 This study evaluates the accessibility of primary care physicians (PCPs) in Eastern Quebec using an enhanced two-step floating catchment area (E2SFCA) methodology. The E2SFCA methodology considers both the population supply of PCPs and the travel time between PCPs and dissemination areas, and was found to be effective in identifying possibly ...
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Concepts, reflections and applications of social equity: approaches to accessibility to primary goods and services in the region of Flanders, Belgium [PDF]
, 2015 Mobility presents a variety of opportunities as it allows users to access locations and services, and to meet people beyond their immediate surroundings.
De Maeyer, Philippe +2 more
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Journal of Advanced Transportation, Volume 2020, Issue 1, 2020., 2020 Ensuring adequate public transport‐based accessibility to health facilities in different regions is a major concern of social equity and public health for government. However, the imbalanced spatial distribution of health facilities may lead to an inaccurate evaluation of the accessibility, which is shaped by both land use and transportation.
Yuliang Zhang +4 more
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International Journal of Health Geographics, 2020 Background The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), causing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, has infected millions of people and caused hundreds of thousands of deaths.
Jeon-Young Kang +6 more
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2023 With the rapid growth of aging populations in South Korea, it is important to assess spatial accessibility to healthcare resources as older adults may need frequent visits to hospitals.
Jeon-Young Kang +4 more
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