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The general practice contract scheme: was it targeted?
1Department of Community Health, Wellington School of Medicine.
The New Zealand Medical Journal
|February 12, 1992
Abstract
Object:
to determine whether the contracted general practices were situated in areas of greatest health need.
Method:
the health and equity index was used to determine the level of health need of the geographical location of the contracted practices.
Results:
the health and equity index for the urban contracted practices showed a high level of health need. In the rural practices, the census area unit in which the practices were located showed a high level of health need, however when surrounding census area units were considered, they were located in areas of average health need.
Conclusion:
the general practice contract scheme was well targeted.