Medical deserts in Spain—Insights from an international project
Katarzyna Dubas‐Jakóbczyk,
Ana Isabel Gonzalez,
Alicja Domagała
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionMedical deserts are a growing phenomenon across many European countries. They are usually defined as (i) rural areas, (ii) underserved areas or (iii) by applying a measure of distance/time to a facility or a combination of the three characteristics. The objective was to define medical deserts in Spain as well as map their driving factors and approaches to mitigate them.MethodsA mixed methods approach was applied following the project “A Roadmap out of medical deserts into supportive health workforc… Show more
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