Published on in Vol 8 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/70040, first published .
Analyzing Disparity in Geographical Accessibility to Home Medical Care Using a Claims Database and Geographical Information System: Simulation Study

Analyzing Disparity in Geographical Accessibility to Home Medical Care Using a Claims Database and Geographical Information System: Simulation Study

Analyzing Disparity in Geographical Accessibility to Home Medical Care Using a Claims Database and Geographical Information System: Simulation Study

Yasuhiro Morii   1 , PhD ;   Yasuhiro Nakanishi   2 , PhD ;   Yuichi Nishioka   3 , PhD ;   Yukio Tsugihashi   3, 4 , PhD ;   Tatsuya Noda   3 , PhD ;   Tomoya Myojin   3, 5 , PhD ;   Tomoaki Imamura   3 , PhD ;   Manabu Akahane   2 , PhD

1 Center for Outcomes Research and Economic Evaluation for Health, National Institute of Public Health, Wako, Japan

2 Department of Health and Welfare Services, National Institute of Public Health, Wako, Japan

3 Department of Public Health, Health Management and Policy, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan

4 Medical home care center, Tenri Hospital Shirakawa Branch, Tenri, Japan

5 Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan

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  • Manabu Akahane, PhD
  • Department of Health and Welfare Services
  • National Institute of Public Health
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