Measuring spatio-temporal disparity of location-based accessibility to emergency medical services

Qiangqiang Xiong1, Yaolin Liu2, Lijun Xing3

  • 1School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, 129 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, 430079, China.

Health & Place
|February 16, 2022
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