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Determining Locations for Rural Medical Clinics: A Model and Its Use*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

William E. Hardy Jr. ,
J. Paxton Marshall  and
J. Edwin Faris
William E. Hardy Jr.
Affiliation:
Auburn University
J. Paxton Marshall
Affiliation:
Virginia Polytechnic Instituteand State University
J. Edwin Faris
Affiliation:
Washington State University
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One of the nation's most serious problems is the lack of uniform access to health and medical care for all members of the population. This problem is most prominent in inner city and rural areas.

The existing inequities in the health care system are often blamed on a national shortage of medical manpower and associated facilities. The distribution of these limited resources intensifies this apparent shortage. For example, the doctor per person ratio is 1:518 in New York, 1:1,340 in Mississippi, and 1:1,448 in Arkansas. Even wider differences exist within some state boundaries. In Virginia, the ratio is 1:558 in metropolitan areas and 1:2,243 in rural areas.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , December 1973 , pp. 165 - 174
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1973

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This report is based upon work performed pursuant to Contract No. HSM-99-72-7 with the Health Services and Mental Health Administration, Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

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