Defining catchment boundaries and their populations for Aotearoa New Zealand's rural hospitals

• Main Authors: Garry Nixon (Author), Xaviour Walker (Author), Stephen Ram (Author), Sue Crengle (Author), Rory Miller (Author), Katharina Blattner (Author), Jesse Whitehead (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: CSIRO Publishing, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction There is considerable variation in the structure and resources of New Zealand (NZ) rural hospitals; however, these have not been recently quantified and their effects on healthcare outcomes are poorly understood. Importantly, there is no standardised description of each rural hospital&#...