title: The definition of the hospital catchment area and its population as a denominator for the evaluation of hospital returns in developing countries.
mesh_terms: D000351:Africa, Eastern; D003906:Developing Countries; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005843:Geography; D006752:Hospital Planning; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D008499:Medical Records; D009017:Morbidity; D011153:Population; D011156:Population Density; D013223:Statistics as Topic