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health service area, a geographic region designated under the U.S. National Health Planning and Resources Development Act of 1974, by means of such factors as geographic features, political boundaries, population, and health resources, for the effective planning and development of health services. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Since the Madison, WI service area is about one-third wider than its MSA (based on Mekuc's [1991] Health Service Area definition) and given the medical school at the University of Wisconsin, its abundance of physicians (3. Invitations were given to women attending antenatal classes at the public hospital in each health service area, women attending infant health clinics or local women's community groups, such as a first mothers' group and a family nurturing centre. [10] Four tribes in Washington state collaborated with the Indian Health Service area office and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct the BRFSS survey among a random sa mple of Native Americans. |
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