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Investigative Techniques > Epidemiologic Methods > Statistics as Topic > Cluster Analysis > Small-Area Analysis
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Natural Science Disciplines > Mathematics > Statistics as Topic > Cluster Analysis > Small-Area Analysis

Preferred term

Small-Area Analysis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Analysis, Small-Area
  • Small-Area Variation Analysis
  • Variation Analysis, Small-Area

In other languages

  • Analyse en petite superficie

    French

  • Analyse de petite superficie
  • Analyse des variations régionales
  • Analyse des variations régionales du recours aux services médicaux
  • Analyse des variations régionales du recours aux soins médicaux

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