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Of the various public services which are provided in sparsely settled areas, few have as great an impact on the well-being of the rural population as health care. Health services affect rural regions both directly and indirectly. The direct effects are most apparent. Health services are one determinant of health status; at the extreme, the presence or absence of health services may determine whether individuals survive specific disease episodes. In the case of cardiac arrest or major motor vehicle trauma, the absence of adequate health services may result in almost immediate mortality, while the presence of health services may prevent individuals from dying.
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Mayer, J.D. (1985). Health Services in Sparsely Settled Areas. In: Gradus, Y. (eds) Desert Development. The GeoJournal Library, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5396-3_8
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