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Proximity to hospital and mortality from motor vehicle traffic accidents

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Policy in England and Wales has encouraged the concentration of hospital accident and emergency facilities into large units with substantial catchment areas. This means that many rural areas are considerable distances from the nearest hospital providing such services. Analysis of data on mortality from motor vehicle traffic accidents for males aged 15 to 24 reveals that death rates are substantially higher in rural areas than in the cities. It is shown that geographical variations in mortality rate are related to differences in the dependence on private transport, to the social composition of the population and to proximity to hospital accident and emergency facilities. This latter result suggests that policy-makers need to pay more attention to the accessibility of accident and emergency services.

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  • Bentham, Graham, 1986. "Proximity to hospital and mortality from motor vehicle traffic accidents," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 23(10), pages 1021-1026, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:23:y:1986:i:10:p:1021-1026
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    1. Andrew Leung, 2019. "Hospital Proximity and Mortality in Australia," Risks, MDPI, vol. 7(3), pages 1-24, July.
    2. Paola Bertoli & Veronica Grembi, 2017. "The life‐saving effect of hospital proximity," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 26(S2), pages 78-91, September.
    3. Ivana Benzaquén & Nicolás Epele & Mariana Marchionni, 2020. "Impacto de la implementación del Servicio de Atención Médica de Emergencias (SAME) sobre las muertes por accidentes de tránsito en la provincia de Buenos Aires," Asociación Argentina de Economía Política: Working Papers 4311, Asociación Argentina de Economía Política.
    4. José Castillo-Manzano & Mercedes Castro-Nuño & Xavier Fageda, 2014. "Can health public expenditure reduce the tragic consequences of road traffic accidents? The EU-27 experience," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 15(6), pages 645-652, July.
    5. Cheng, Yung-Hsiang & Liang, Zheng-Xian, 2014. "A strategic planning model for the railway system accident rescue problem," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 75-96.

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