Most research on access to health care focuses on individual-level determinants such as
income and insurance coverage. The role of community-level factors in helping or hindering …

BACKGROUND:: This study aims to determine the incidence rate and prognosis of detected
chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a defined population. METHODS:: This is a retrospective …

This paper considers the impact of community-level variables over and above the effects of
individual characteristics on healthcare acess for low-income children and adults residing in …

Equitable access to healthcare services constitutes one of the leading priorities of
healthcare provision and access to dialysis services (ADS) has an essential impact on …

Objectives To review information on cardiovascular health and migration, to stress the
attention of researchers that much needs to be done in the collection of sound data in Italy …

Background An increasing number of studies use GIS estimates of car travel times to health
services, without presenting any evidence that the estimates are representative of real travel …

Background To investigate the relation of residence location, markers of good quality
healthcare and adverse clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney …

Background Renal replacement therapy rates are inversely related to socioeconomic status
(SES) in developed countries. The relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and …

Background Assessment of the spatial accessibility of hospital accident and emergency
departments as perceived by local residents has not previously been investigated …

Many Americans do not have access to adequate medical care. Previous research on this
problem focuses primarily on individual-level determinants of access such as income and …