The state of health as a reflection of the level of development of a nation

Infant health and mortality indicators

“…The by-product of economic growth was supposed to bring about increasing expenditure on sanitation and other public health measures, education, housing, etc. As integral part of the social components of this broader concept of development, health indicators are more often embedded in its measurement, which means that infant mortality (among others) is included in the measure of development (Agbonifo, 1983). But at the individual (Caldwell, 1979;Bicego and Boerma, 1993;Hobcraft, 1993) and at the aggregate level (Loriaux and Remy, 1980) other indicators proved to be more efficient in predicting infant mortality risks: among others, education seems to play an important role.…”

Infant health and mortality indicators

“…The by-product of economic growth was supposed to bring about increasing expenditure on sanitation and other public health measures, education, housing, etc. As integral part of the social components of this broader concept of development, health indicators are more often embedded in its measurement, which means that infant mortality (among others) is included in the measure of development (Agbonifo, 1983). But at the individual (Caldwell, 1979;Bicego and Boerma, 1993;Hobcraft, 1993) and at the aggregate level (Loriaux and Remy, 1980) other indicators proved to be more efficient in predicting infant mortality risks: among others, education seems to play an important role.…”

Liberalization and Governance in the Geographical Distribution of Pharmacies in Spain

“…The diversity of methods is also wide, such as the evaluation of the distances travelled by users, consumer studies, or accessibility to the flow of patients [ 19 , 20 ]. Another type of variable is that related to demographic characteristics [ 21 ].…”

Valoración territorial da proposta de traslado dunha oficina de farmacia en Galicia. Un estudo de caso de Xeografía Aplicada

“…Nesta liña de traballo, Santana (1995) incide en que a accesibilidade resulta da relación entre a localización dos bens e a localización dos clientes, tendo en conta os recursos, a existencia e as características de transporte privado e/ou público, tempo, distancia e custo. Outra tipoloxía de variables que cómpre ter presentes, e que tamén estudamos neste traballo, son as relacionadas coas características demográficas (Agbonifo, 1983).…”

Infant health and mortality indicators

“…The by-product of economic growth was supposed to bring about increasing expenditure on sanitation and other public health measures, education, housing, etc. As integral part of the social components of this broader concept of development, health indicators are more often embedded in its measurement, which means that infant mortality (among others) is included in the measure of development (Agbonifo, 1983). But at the individual (Caldwell, 1979;Bicego and Boerma, 1993;Hobcraft, 1993) and at the aggregate level (Loriaux and Remy, 1980) other indicators proved to be more efficient in predicting infant mortality risks: among others, education seems to play an important role.…”

Liberalization and Governance in the Geographical Distribution of Pharmacies in Spain

“…The diversity of methods is also wide, such as the evaluation of the distances travelled by users, consumer studies, or accessibility to the flow of patients [ 19 , 20 ]. Another type of variable is that related to demographic characteristics [ 21 ].…”

Valoración territorial da proposta de traslado dunha oficina de farmacia en Galicia. Un estudo de caso de Xeografía Aplicada

“…Nesta liña de traballo, Santana (1995) incide en que a accesibilidade resulta da relación entre a localización dos bens e a localización dos clientes, tendo en conta os recursos, a existencia e as características de transporte privado e/ou público, tempo, distancia e custo. Outra tipoloxía de variables que cómpre ter presentes, e que tamén estudamos neste traballo, son as relacionadas coas características demográficas (Agbonifo, 1983).…”

Infant health and mortality indicators

“…The by-product of economic growth was supposed to bring about increasing expenditure on sanitation and other public health measures, education, housing, etc. As integral part of the social components of this broader concept of development, health indicators are more often embedded in its measurement, which means that infant mortality (among others) is included in the measure of development (Agbonifo, 1983). But at the individual (Caldwell, 1979;Bicego and Boerma, 1993;Hobcraft, 1993) and at the aggregate level (Loriaux and Remy, 1980) other indicators proved to be more efficient in predicting infant mortality risks: among others, education seems to play an important role.…”

Liberalization and Governance in the Geographical Distribution of Pharmacies in Spain

“…The diversity of methods is also wide, such as the evaluation of the distances travelled by users, consumer studies, or accessibility to the flow of patients [ 19 , 20 ]. Another type of variable is that related to demographic characteristics [ 21 ].…”

Valoración territorial da proposta de traslado dunha oficina de farmacia en Galicia. Un estudo de caso de Xeografía Aplicada

“…Nesta liña de traballo, Santana (1995) incide en que a accesibilidade resulta da relación entre a localización dos bens e a localización dos clientes, tendo en conta os recursos, a existencia e as características de transporte privado e/ou público, tempo, distancia e custo. Outra tipoloxía de variables que cómpre ter presentes, e que tamén estudamos neste traballo, son as relacionadas coas características demográficas (Agbonifo, 1983).…”