Spatially balanced provision of health equipment: a cross-sectional study oriented to the identification of challenges to access promotion

• Main Authors: Pedro Vasconcelos Amaral (Author), Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha (Author), Allan Claudius Queiroz Barbosa (Author), Adriana Lein (Author), João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Access to health services is in part defined by the spatial distribution of healthcare equipment. To ensure equity in the provision of health services, it is important to examine availability across different health care providers taking into account population demand. Given the...