FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DET SAMFUNDSVIDENSKABELIGE FAKULTET Access to health care services in remote rural areas: What impact does it have on settlement? Jens F. L. Sørensen & Gunnar L. H. Svendsen Danish Institute of Rural Research and Development (IFUL) University of Southern Denmark IFUL Report 8/2008 Access to health care services in remote rural areas: What impact does it have on settlement? Jens F. L. Sørensen1 & Gunnar L. H. Svendsen October 2008 1 Corresponding author:
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[email protected] 2 Table of contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................ 5 1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 7 1.1 Background .......................................................................................... 7 1.2 Problem ................................................................................................ 8 1.3 Questions and hypothesis ....................................................................