"distance barriers" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it in any context where you want to refer to obstacles or difficulties that arise from being separated by physical distance, such as physical distance between people, or between an individual and a service or resource. For example, you might say: "Research indicates that distance barriers can prevent people from accessing necessary medical services."
A new method of eye-care delivery that mitigates distance barriers and improves access was developed to improve screening for potentially blinding conditions.
A quiet revolution in sensor network technologies started in the late 1990s with the advent of low-cost information technology solutions that permitted researchers and engineers to acquire, archive, and access their sensor data "without time or distance barriers" (NSF, 2003).
Diminishing referral costs and distance barriers is not enough to correct failing referral systems.
This is reasonable in areas which have easy access to services, but will be inadequate in areas with substantial distance barriers.
There is still a scarcity of specialized treatment centres worldwide [ 28] resulting in distance barriers and travel burdens for the child and his/her family [ 29].
5 8 Hence, public health interventions, which consider distance barriers in rural setting and aimed at improving diabetes control in patients living in rural areas, are warranted.
According to the equation of hopping conduction, J = qNaυ 0 e −qφT/kT e qaV/2dkT, where N, a, φ, T, υ 0, and d are density of space charge, mean of hopping distance, barrier height of hopping, intrinsic vibration frequency, and film thickness, respectively.
Thus, the distance barrier has been overcome for antenatal services but not for delivery services.
The distance barrier was mainly referred to by GPs working in the surrounding communities.
Maternal and health care needs to be provided close to their homes, thus reducing the distance barrier.
*See Additional file 2 for progressive entry of sets of variables for the Distance Barrier main effects model.
