Market-Area Analysis and Accessibility to Primary Health-Care Centres
- 1 July 1992
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
- Vol. 24 (7), 1009-1019
- https://doi.org/10.1068/a241009
Abstract
In this paper, postcoded data are used to develop spatial interaction models for the registration of individuals with different health centres. With use of a cell-based representation of urban space, indices of accessibility to and market areas for such services are devised. The empirical work relates to a study area in the City of Bristol, and reveals patterns of use of general practitioners at a level of detail not previously available. Some implications for locational planning in the primary health-care sector are also considered.Keywords
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