Measuring the geographic coverage of methadone maintenance programme in Hong Kong by using geographic information system (GIS)
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Measuring the geographic coverage of methadone maintenance programme in Hong Kong by using geographic information system (GIS)
OBJECTIVE While access and utilization form core components in assessing the effectiveness of a health service, the concept of coverage is often neglected. In this study we propose to develop a GIS-based methodological framework for the measurement of district-based geographic coverage to examine the service effectiveness of methadone treatment programme (MTP) in Hong Kong on a regular basis. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Health Geographics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1476-072X
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072x-7-5