"Small-Area Analysis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Small-Area Analysis" by people in Profiles.
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Nusbaum NJ. Health care disparities as a health care quality management challenge. Health Care Manag (Frederick). 2007 Oct-Dec; 26(4):347-53.
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Schaffer RL, Kulkarni S, Harper A, Millis JM, Cronin DC. The sickest first? Disparities with model for end-stage liver disease-based organ allocation: one region's experience. Liver Transpl. 2003 Nov; 9(11):1211-5.
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Pek?z EA, Shwartz M, Iezzoni LI, Ash AS, Posner MA, Restuccia JD. Comparing the importance of disease rate versus practice style variations in explaining differences in small area hospitalization rates for two respiratory conditions. Stat Med. 2003 May 30; 22(10):1775-86.
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Restuccia J, Shwartz M, Ash A, Payne S. High hospital admission rates and inappropriate care. Health Aff (Millwood). 1996; 15(4):156-63.
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Shwartz M, Klimberg RK, Karp M, Iezzoni LI, Ash AS, Heineke J, Payne SM, Restuccia JD. An integer programming model to limit hospital selection in studies with repeated sampling. Health Serv Res. 1995 Jun; 30(2):359-76.
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Shwartz M, Ash AS, Anderson J, Iezzoni LI, Payne SM, Restuccia JD. Small area variations in hospitalization rates: how much you see depends on how you look. Med Care. 1994 Mar; 32(3):189-201.