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Innovative methods for monitoring perinatal health outcomes in cities and in smaller geographic areas.

Author(s) -

Patricia O’Campo,

Bernard Guyer

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.89.11.1667

Subject(s) - cusum , environmental health , medicine , cluster (spacecraft) , small area estimation , location , demography , geography , statistics , computer science , estimator , mathematics , geodesy , sociology , programming language

Monitoring health in small localities such as cities or local communities is important, because rates of adverse outcomes often vary widely by geographic area. This article explores the utility of CUSUM (cumulative summation), a method developed and refined in industry, for monitoring health outcomes in cities and smaller geographic areas.

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