Geographic disparities in the utilisation of computed tomography scanning services in southern New Zealand

Most secondary care health services in New Zealand, including computed tomography (CT) scanners, are concentrated in urban centres. Little is known about the access rural patients have to these services. The aim of this research was to determine whether there was geographic variation in the utilisation of CT across the southern part of the South Island and if present to measure the magnitude.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Nixon, Garry ; Samaranayaka, Ari ; de Graaf, Brandon ; McKechnie, Roslyne ; Blattner, Katharina ; Dovey, Susan
Published in:	Health Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0168-8510. - Vol. 118.2014, 2, p. 222-228
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Rural \| Access to services \| Imaging

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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