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Prieto-Lara, Elisa; Ocana-Riola, Ricardo – Social Indicators Research, 2010
Nowadays, there is a wide debate about what rural means. An operational definition of rural concept is essential in order to measure health problems, optimize resource allocation and facilitate decision making aimed at closing the gap on inequity between areas. In 2005, the rurality index for Small Areas in Spain (IRAP) was developed using the…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Factor Analysis, Rural Areas, Resource Allocation