title: [Urban hospital markets: a methodological approach].
abstract: This study developed a method for the construction of hospital markets in a metropolitan area, focusing on users of the Unified Health System (SUS) with hip fractures and admitted to municipal hospitals in Rio de Janeiro in 1994-1995. The study used a spatial smoothing technique based on a Kernel (quartic) estimate for constructing areas of care for each hospital and subsequently for hospital markets. Areas of the city were presented where there was a market domain and a secondary domain for treating patients with hip fractures. Hospital market analysis can help health planners organize resources in the health care system.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Estudos de Saúde Coletiva, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21944-590, Brasil. rejanesp@acd.ufrj.br
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Travassos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gamerman
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006760:Hospitalization; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*