Inequality of public health and its role in spatial accessibility to medical facilities in China

• Published in: Applied geography (Sevenoaks) Vol. 92; pp. 50 - 62
• Main Authors: Yin, Chaohui, He, Qingsong, Liu, Yanfang, Chen, Weiqiang, Gao, Yuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2018
• Subjects: altitude; autocorrelation; China; coasts; economic factors; educational status; geography; GWR; health services; industry; Inequality; issues and policy; landscapes; Medical facilities; population density; public health; quality of life; river deltas; rivers; society; Spatial accessibility; spatial variation; sustainable development; Theil index; urbanization; Yangtze River; China; Yangtze River; GWR; Theil index; China; Medical facilities; Spatial accessibility; Inequality

Due to the close links between quality of life standards and level of regional development, it is important to gain an improved understanding of the factors that contribute to unequal spatial accessibility of medical and health services in China. This study analyzed 2859 counties using the average s...