ArticleBMJ open2024
Association between travel distance and face-to-face consultations with general practitioners before an incident acute myocardial infarction: a nationwide register-based spatial epidemiological study.
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- Geospatial Visualisation of Distance to General Practitioner Facilities with Population Density Patterns in the United Kingdom.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Quantifying and Understanding Healthcare Service Access for Geographically Distributed Communities: The Application of Address-Level Intelligence.The Australian journal of rural health · 2026Article
- Danish primary care: a focus on general practice in the Danish healthcare system.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2025Article
- Lower ambulatory care availability and greater hospital capacity are associated with higher hospital case volumes.Research in health services & regions · 2025Article
- Healthcare seeking - who, when and why?Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study examined the association between travel distance to the general practitioner's (GP) office and
designA prospective cohort study using multilevel spatial logistic regression analysis of nationwide register data.
settingNationwide study including contacts to GPs in Denmark prior to an incident AMI in 2005-2017.
participants121 232 adults (≥30 years) with incident AMI were included in the study. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES MEASURES: The primary outcome was odds of not having a face-to-face GP consultation within 1 year before an incident AMI.
resultsIn total, 13 108 (10.8%) of the 121 232 individuals with incident AMI had no face-to-face consultation with the GP within 1 year before the AMI. Population density modified the association between travel distance and
conclusionsTravel distance above approximately 1 km was significantly associated with
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