Comparison of distance measures in spatial analytical modeling for health service planning

Comparison of distance measures in spatial analytical modeling for health service planning

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several methodological approaches have been used to estimate distance in health service research. In this study, focusing on cardiac catheterization services, Euclidean, Manhattan, and the less widely known Minkowski distance metrics...

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Main Authors:	Knudtson Merril L, Bertazzon Stefania, Shahid Rizwan, Ghali William A
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2009-11-01
Series:	BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:	http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/9/200

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