Katarzyna Dubas-Jakóbczyk, Ana Isabel Gonzalez, Alicja Domagała, Maria Pilar Astier-Peña, Veronica Casado Vicente, Antonia-Gema Planet, Agueda Quadrado, Rosa Mari Serrano, Isabel Serafina Abellán, Alba Ramos, Marta Ballester, Laura Seils, Sorin-Adrian Dan, Linda Flinterman, Robert Likic, Ronald Batenburg
INTRODUCTION: Medical 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. METHODS: A mixed methods approach was applied following the project "A Roadmap out of medical deserts into supportive health workforce initiatives and policies" work plan...
February 15, 2024: International Journal of Health Planning and Management