Geographic Hotspots for Low Birthweight: An Analysis of Counties With Persistently High Rates
This study evaluated persistency in county-level rates of low birthweight outcomes to identify “hotspot counties” and their associated area-level characteristics. Administrative data from the National Center for Health Statistics Birth Data Files, years 2011 to 2016 were used to calculate annual cou...
Main Authors: | Clare C. Brown PhD, MPH, Jennifer E. Moore PhD, RN, Holly C. Felix PhD, MPA, Mary K. Stewart MD, MPH, John M. Tilford PhD |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
SAGE Publishing
2020-10-01
|
Series: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0046958020950999 |
Similar Items
-
Widening Geographical Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in the United States, 1969-2011
by: Gopal K. Singh, PhD, et al.
Published: (2014-11-01) -
Customizing Early Intervention Treatment for Psychosis in the UTHealth – Harris County Psychiatric Center
by: Alia R Warner PhD, et al.
Published: (2021-10-01) -
Estimated risk of placental infection and low birthweight attributable to Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Africa in 2010: a modelling study
by: Dr. Patrick G T Walker, PhD, et al.
Published: (2014-08-01) -
Maternal fetal programming of birthweight among Australian Aboriginal infants: a population-based data linkage study
by: Alison J Gibberd, PhD, et al.
Published: (2019-04-01) -
Perceptions of Environmental Supports for Physical Activity in African American and White Adults in a Rural County in South Carolina
by: Steven P. Hooker, PhD, et al.
Published: (2005-09-01)