Moreover, the coefficient of allometric growth in the YRD showed a decreasing trend from 2009 to 2022, with a decrease of 3.61% for bed resources and 11.13% for physician resources.
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Spatial-temporal evolution of the allometric relationship between urban economic and health resources in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration.
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Overall, the development of healthcare resources in YRD cities mirrors economic trends, demonstrating a significant trend towards centralization.
The economic and health resources of the YRD cities exhibit a spatial distribution characterized by being "high in the east and low in the west, high in the south and low in the north." This pattern is accompanied by growing advantages in the central cities of the region in terms of economic and health resources, reflecting a spatial pattern of "one pole and many nuclei." Both the numbers of doctors and beds in the YRD region showed a trend toward relative equalization.