title: Analysis of development levels in the cities of Tehran province regarding health infrastructural index: the strategy of standardized score and Morris' inequality index.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  One of the main indexes of development is health index or the degree to which a society enjoys health and therapeutic services. The present study was done with the aim to analyze development levels in cities in Tehran regarding health infrastructural index using the standardized score and Morris' model.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a descriptive and pragmatic study which ranks 14 cities in Tehran province using the standardized score and Morris' models based on 10 selected health indexes. The required data were gathered using a researcher-made information list and the information gathered from the Statistics Center and Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The data were analyzed using Excel software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The development coefficient in the studied cities varies from 0.595 to -0.379 so that Rey city has the highest level of development and Pishva city has the lowest level of development among the studied cities. The more number of the cities (43%) was among the rather undeveloped group and none of the cities (0%) was in the rather developed group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Regarding the findings, there is a big gap and difference regarding enjoying health and therapeutic infrastructural indexes among the cities in Tehran province. Therefore, it is suggested that development-oriented plans consistentent with development levels should be implemented in these cities.
authors.affiliation: M MA in Business Management, Budgeting and Performance Monitoring Center, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. a.javani@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Javani
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor in Health Services Management, Budgeting and performance Monitoring Center, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. mohme2003@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Masoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abolhallaje
authors.affiliation: MSc in Health Economics, Health Services Management Research Center, institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. Mehdiraadabadi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raadabadi
authors.affiliation: MSc in Planning Economic System, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran. honny2904@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hanieh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rezaee Dehaghi
authors.affiliation: Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. hnazari89@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Aslan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nazari
authors.affiliation: PhD student in Health Services Management, School of Medical Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. Anazari_1983@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hamed
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nazari
authors.affiliation: MBA, Financial Management, Tehran University of medical science, Tehran, Iran. a.chatrooz@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Azadeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chatrouz
keywords: Development; Health; Standardized Score