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The impact of rural hospital closures on equity of commuting time for haemodialysis patients: simulation analysis using the capacity-distance model

BACKGROUND: Frequent and long-term commuting is a requirement for dialysis patients. Accessibility thus affects their quality of lives. In this paper, a new model for accessibility measurement is proposed in which both geographic distance and facility capacity are taken into account. Simulation of c...

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Autores principales: Matsumoto, Masatoshi, Ogawa, Takahiko, Kashima, Saori, Takeuchi, Keisuke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3503736/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22824294
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-11-28