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Small Area Variation Analysis

Small Area Variation Analysis is a methodological approach in population health reporting that examines geographic disparities in health care utilization, outcomes, or expenditures across small, defined populations to identify patterns of variation that cannot be explained by differences in illness burden or clinical need.

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5.6K

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416

Authors

207

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2017–2026

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Variations in Medical Care among Small Areas

John E. Wennberg, Alan M. Gittelsohn · Scientific American · 1982 · 832 citations

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Rates of Advanced Spinal Imaging and Spine Surgery

Jon D. Lurie, Nancy J. O. Birkmeyer, James N. Weinstein · Spine · 2003 · 222 citations

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What is too much variation? The null hypothesis in small-area analysis.

Paula Diehr, Kevin C. Cain, F A Connell et al. · PubMed · 1990 · 197 citations

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Recent Trends in Hospitalization for Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Ontario Children

Jacqueline R. Curtis, Teresa To, Sarah Muirhead et al. · Diabetes Care · 2002 · 160 citations · Full text

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Small area variations in health related behaviours; do these depend on the behaviour itself, its measurement, or on personal characteristics?

Russell Ecob, Sally Macintyre · Health & Place · 2000 · 145 citations

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Authors

416

  1. PD
    Paula Diehr

    University of Washington, United States

    5 publications · 354 citations

    5

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  2. SP
    Salvador Peiró

    Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

    4 publications · 140 citations

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  3. JL
    Julián Librero

    Navarrabiomed, Spain

    4 publications · 140 citations

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  4. LF
    Laurence F. McMahon

    University of Michigan, United States

    4 publications · 248 citations

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  5. RB
    Robert B. Keller

    Harvard University, United States

    4 publications · 296 citations

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Institutions

207

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    13 h-index

    33 publications

    2.1K citations

  2. Dartmouth College

    Hanover, United States

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    805 citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    892 citations

  4. University of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    5 h-index

    25 publications

    589 citations

  5. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    789 citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    342 citations

  7. Maine Health Access Foundation

    Augusta, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    438 citations

  8. Cancer Research And Biostatistics

    Seattle, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    321 citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 18 publications · 567 citations

    12

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  2. Medical Care

    11 publications · 544 citations

    11

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  3. BMC Health Services Research

    5 publications · 195 citations

    5

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  4. PLoS ONE

    5 publications · 158 citations

    5

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  5. Spine

    4 publications · 417 citations

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