Small-Area Analysis
"Small-Area Analysis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A method of analyzing the variation in utilization of health care in small geographic or demographic areas. It often studies, for example, the usage rates for a given service or procedure in several small areas, documenting the variation among the areas. By comparing high- and low-use areas, the analysis attempts to determine whether there is a pattern to such use and to identify variables that are associated with and contribute to the variation.
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D017062
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MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.250.675 N05.715.360.750.200.750 N06.850.520.830.250.675
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Concept/Terms |
Small-Area Analysis- Small-Area Analysis
- Small Area Analysis
- Variation Analysis, Small-Area
- Variation Analysis, Small Area
- Small-Area Variation Analysis
- Analyses, Small-Area Variation
- Analysis, Small-Area Variation
- Small Area Variation Analysis
- Small-Area Variation Analyses
- Variation Analyses, Small-Area
- Analysis, Small-Area
- Analyses, Small-Area
- Analysis, Small Area
- Small-Area Analyses
Small-Area Studies- Small-Area Studies
- Small Area Studies
- Small-Area Study
- Studies, Small-Area
- Study, Small-Area
Small-Area Variation- Small-Area Variation
- Small Area Variation
- Small-Area Variations
- Variation, Small-Area
- Variations, Small-Area
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Pomerantz WJ, Dowd MD, Buncher CR. Relationship between socioeconomic factors and severe childhood injuries. J Urban Health. 2001 Mar; 78(1):141-51.
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