[原著]Medical service areas in Okinawa Part 1. Independency as areas

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A medical service area is defined as the land area which can be distincted from other area and be formed some identifing geographical boundaries as the result of the patients' residence to medical facilities flow. In a word, it is the land area where most of the medical needs of the residents will be met within it. And therefore, the independency of the area is the necessary condition for the the medical service area. The empirical medical service area, which is formed by the patients flow to medical facilities, will be differentiated from the planned medical service area which would be determined by the health authority. The last one is determined to provide medical services so as the residents could receive the medical services necessary within the area. In this context, the conformity of the planned medical service areas with the empirical areas is the most important. In this papa, the author has examined the conformity of the medical service areas administratively determined and the empirical ones in Okinawa Prefecture.
琉球大学医学部の論文