Calculating distances in Alberta

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A number of health issues involve distance calculations. One example is in the determination of access standards for particular levels of health services. This report provides essential information on alternative methods that can be used and highlights recommended methods relevant to health settings in Alberta. It concludes with a warning about the use of crow-flies distances for health access calculations. The report is part of a family of reports that illustrates and documents the geographic methods required to properly analyze health data in Alberta.

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October 1, 2004

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Calculating distances in Alberta

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Title and publication information

Type

Report

Series Title

Geographic methodology series

Alternative Title

Geographic methodology series no. 4

Extent

30 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator

Publisher

Health and Wellness (1999-2013)

Subject Information

Topic

Health and Wellness

Spatial Coverage

Alberta

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Date Created

2004-03-01

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2017-05-16T16:38:24.099114

Date Modified

2004-10-01

Date Issued

2004-03-01

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Government Health Care Professionals Researchers

Language

English (Canadian)

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0778534529

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Licence

Open Government Licence - Alberta

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