Journal article
Geographic access to COVID-19 healthcare in Brazil using a balanced float catchment area approach
Abstract
The rapid spread of COVID-19 across the world has raised concerns about the responsiveness of cities and healthcare systems during pandemics. Recent studies try to model how the number of COVID-19 infections will likely grow and impact the demand for hospitalization services at national and regional levels. However, less attention has been paid to the geographic access to COVID-19 healthcare services and to hospitals' response capacity at the …
Authors
Pereira RHM; Braga CKV; Servo LM; Serra B; Amaral P; Gouveia N; Paez A
Journal
Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 273, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
3 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113773
ISSN
0277-9536