Typology of the areas of influence of the Primary Health Care Centers in the city of Lujan, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Authors

  • Gustavo D. Buzai Universidad Nacional de Luján / CONICET

Keywords:

Health Geography, Health Services Geography, Primary Health Care Center, Area of Influence, Geographical Information Systems.

Abstract

Quantitative methods used through Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are extremely useful for the treatment of geographic information in Applied Geography studies. A combination of these possibilities is applied in the field of Health Geography to study the spatial distribution of population and health care services. The aim of this paper is to define and analyze the areas of influence of Primary Health Care Centers (PHCC) in the city of Lujan (Province of Buenos Aires) as the basis of health socio-spatial system.

 

Author Biography

  • Gustavo D. Buzai, Universidad Nacional de Luján / CONICET

    Profesor de Geografía (UBA), Licenciado en Geografía (UBA) y Doctor en Geografía (UNCuyo). Estadías de investigación posdoctoral (UAM España y UIBK Austria).

    Docente-investigador Cat. 1, SPU e Investigador Independiente, CONICET.

    Director del Programa de Docencia e Investigación en Sistemas de Información Geográfica (PRODISIG) del Departamento de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Nacional de Luján.

     

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Published

2016-03-09

Issue

No. 20 (2016)

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Typology of the areas of influence of the Primary Health Care Centers in the city of Lujan, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. (2016). Huellas, 20, 35-56. https://ojs.unlpam.edu.ar/index.php/huellas/article/view/1140