The Application of Three-Dimensional Analogue Models to the Distribution of Medical Care Facilities

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ID9104291
AutoresRashid L Bashshur (University of Michigan, autor correspondente), Gary W Shannon, Charles A Metzner (Marymount University)
Ano1970
Volume8
Fascículo5
Páginas395-407
Data de publicação1970-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoMedical Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948
EditoraOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/00005650-197009000-00006
PMID5478108
OpenAlexW2011593256
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas3

The spatial distribution of medical care facilities in the metropolitan community and methods of representing them are analyzed. Two aspects are treated: 1. graphic and analytical techniques for presentation and analysis of areally distributed data, and 2. implications of these distributions for medical care utilization and planning. A three-dimensional analogue model is introduced which provides accurate visual representation and allows limited statistical analysis. The multimodality of the spatial distributions of medical care facilities is demonstrated. Physician offices show the greatest tendency to cluster, primarily in response to location of hospitals; dental offices are second; and pharmacies are least clustered. Location of hospitals reflects historical inertia but has little relevance to their utilization by those who are physically closest to them

Cluster (spacecraft) · Distribution (mathematics) · Family medicine · Geography · Medical care · Medical emergency · Metropolitan area · Political science · Presentation (obstetrics) · Regional science · Relevance (law) · Statistics · Computer Science · Mathematics · Medicine · Pharmacy · Urban Design and Spatial Analysis · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Transport and Accessibility