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Spatial equity in the distribution of aged care services in Australia
Author(s) -
Gibson Diane,
Braun Peter,
Liu Zhibin
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2002.tb00422.x
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , equity (law) , distribution (mathematics) , rural area , geography , business , aged care , spatial distribution , economic growth , socioeconomics , medicine , nursing , economics , remote sensing , political science , mathematical analysis , mathematics , law , archaeology , pathology
Geographic characteristics and social conditions in rural and remote areas often mean greater difficulty and costs in terms of providing aged care services. This, in turn, inevitably causes concern over spatial equity in the distribution of aged care services. This paper analyses the distribution of aged care services by four geographic categories: capital cities, other metropolitan areas, rural areas and remote areas.