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Health Services Accessibility

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Definition: The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others.  specify geog; DF: HEALTH SERV ACCESS    Other names Availability of Health Services; Accessibility of Health Services; Access to Health Care; Locales; Health Services Availability; Distances; Availability, Contraceptive; Accessibility, Program; Program Accessibility; Locale; Distance; Contraceptive Availability; Accessibility, Health Services

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