Geographic proximity to specialized pediatric neurosurgical care in the contiguous United States.

Ahmed, Abdul-Kareem; Duhaime, Ann-Christine; Smith, Timothy R

Ahmed, Abdul-Kareem; Duhaime, Ann-Christine; Smith, Timothy R.

Affiliation

Ahmed AK; 1Department of Neurosurgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Duhaime AC; 2Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital; and.
Smith TR; 3Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

J Neurosurg Pediatr ; 21(4): 434-438, 2018 04.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29350592

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Neurosurgeons/supply & distribution; Neurosurgical Procedures/statistics & numerical data; Residence Characteristics/statistics & numerical data; Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Rural Health; Surgicenters/supply & distribution; United States; Young Adult

Key words

AANS = American Association of Neurological Surgeons; ABPNS = American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery; CNS = Congress of Neurological Surgeons; JPS = Joint Pediatric Section; ZCTA = zip code tabulation area; distance to care; health care; hydrocephalus; pediatric neurosurgery; socioeconomic status

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Residence Characteristics / Neurosurgical Procedures / Neurosurgeons Aspects: Equity_inequality Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Newborn Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: J Neurosurg Pediatr Journal subject: NEUROCIRURGIA / PEDIATRIA Year: 2018 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

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