Why Health Services Research Needs Geoinformatics: Rationale and Case Example
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Why Health Services Research Needs Geoinformatics: Rationale and Case Example
Delivery of health care in the United States has become increasingly complex over the past 50 years, as health care markets have evolved, technology has diffused, population demographics have shifted, and cultural expectations of health and health care have been transformed. Identifying and understanding important patterns of health care services, accessibility, utilization, and outcomes can be...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health & Medical Informatics
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2157-7420
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7420.1000176