Background Australia's inequitable distribution of health services is well documented.
Spatial access relates to the geographic limitations affecting the availability and accessibility …

Background The two step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method has emerged in the last
decade as a key measure of spatial accessibility, particularly in its application to primary …

Background Spatial equity analysis has been carried out in a variety of contexts and on a
range of health services. However, there is no clear consensus on spatial equity definitions …

Objective The study was designed to explore the development of the general practitioner
(GP) shortage in primary care and its characteristics in Hungary. Design Longitudinal follow …

Since the World Health Organization introduced the concept of 'age-friendly'communities in
2006, there has been rapidly growing interest in making communities more age-friendly on …

Equitable and high-quality medical services are more urgent in underdeveloped cities for
the higher population ageing and demanding social justice. However, there is little attention …

Understanding barriers to healthcare access is a multifaceted challenge, which is often
highly diverse depending on location and the prevalent surroundings. The barriers can …

Introduction Medical schools are in general over-represented by students from high socio-
economic status backgrounds. The University of Western Australia Medical School has been …

Abstract Introduction The STOP TB Partnership aims to improve global tuberculosis (TB)
control through expanding access to the directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) …

A dearth of research has utilized spatial research methods to clarify the dispersion of
disability specific services in relation to people with disability in priority areas, and urban and …