Abstract Background In several northwest European countries, a demand-driven healthcare
system has been implemented that stresses the importance of patient healthcare provider …

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geographic information systems (GIS) to analyze and address public health problems. Basic …

Variations in infant and neonatal mortality continue to persist in the United States and in
other countries based on both socio-demographic characteristics, such as race and …

This study investigated the travel characteristics and influential factors of travel mode choice
for healthcare activity by the elderly in core area and suburb. The results of descriptive …

Objective. To learn about the health care experiences of rural residents with disabilities.
Study Setting. Rural areas in Massachusetts and Virginia. Study Design. Local centers for …

Purpose–The purpose of this study was to identify the most important influencing factors in
choosing a hospital by a patient. Design/methodology/approach–This study involved a …

Background With economic development, aging of the population, improved insurance
coverage, and the absence of a formal referral system, bypassing primary healthcare …

We investigate (a) how patient choice of hospital for elective hip replacement is influenced
by distance, quality and waiting times,(b) differences in choices between patients in urban …

Background Greater travel time to cancer care has been identified as a potential barrier to
care as well as associated with worse health outcomes. While rural cancer patients have …

Using data for 2003, we find that both for non-emergency orthopaedic care (38%) and
neurosurgery (54%) numerous Dutch patients did not visit the nearest hospital. Our …