New Method for Assessing the Effect of Driving Distance to Hospital Care: Using OpenStreetMap Routing in Cardiovascular Research

Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017 Sep;10(9):e003850. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.117.003850.
No abstract available

Keywords: geographic mapping; healthcare access; myocardial infarction; percutaneous coronary intervention; revascularization; transplantation.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Automobile Driving*
  • Catchment Area, Health
  • Geographic Information Systems*
  • Geographic Mapping*
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Heart Diseases / diagnosis
  • Heart Diseases / epidemiology
  • Heart Diseases / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Maps as Topic*
  • Needs Assessment
  • Sweden / epidemiology
  • Time Factors
  • Time-to-Treatment*
  • Transportation of Patients / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome