small-area analysis

Preferred Label : small-area analysis;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : variation analysis, small-area; small area variation analysis; small-area variation analyses; analysis, small-area variation; analysis, small-area; small-area variation analysis; analyses, small-area variation; variation analysis, small area; variation analyses, small-area; analyses, small-area; analysis, small area; small-area analyses; small area analysis;

MeSH Hyperonym : Small-Area studies; Small Area Studies; Small-Area Study; Studies, Small-Area; Study, Small-Area;

Related MeSH term : Small-Area variation; Small Area Variation; Small-Area Variations; Variation, Small-Area; Variations, Small-Area;

MeSH annotation : restrict to small geog or demog areas; no qualif; DF: SMALL AREA ANAL;

Details

Origin ID

D017062;

UMLS CUI

C0085564;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Analysing [ICNP action]
- Analysis [EDAM operation]
- Analysis [NCIt concept]
- Analysis (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Analyzer, device (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Variant (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Variation [NCIt concept]
- Variation value [FMA entity]
- analysis [UNIT Category]
Record concept(s)
- Small-Area analysis [MeSH concept]
- Small-Area studies [MeSH concept]
- Small-Area variation [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Research Activity [UMLS semantic type]

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