An Optimization Method for Equalizing the Spatial Accessibility of Medical Services in Guangzhou

An Optimization Method for Equalizing the Spatial Accessibility of Medical Services in Guangzhou

Spatial equality of medical services refers to equal access to medical services in all regions. Currently, research on medical facility planning focuses mainly on efficiency, and less on methods for achieving medical facility access equality. In this study, we propose a medical service equality opti...

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Main Authors:	Mingkai Yu, Yingchun Fu, Wenkai Liu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:	ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Subjects:	medical accessibility spatial equality maximum covering location problem (MCLP) quadratic programming (QP) medical facility grade
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/12/7/292

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