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Validation of zip code-based estimates of ambulance driving distance to control for access to care in emergency surgery research
JAMA surgery
  • Molly P Jarman, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Daniel Sturgeon, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Ian Mathews, Redivis Inc, Mountain View, California
  • Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Adil H Haider, Aga Khan University
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Publication Date
10-1-2019
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Abstract

This study uses Medicaid data files to estimate the association of estimated driving distance and reported driven ambulance miles from an injury site to a hospital during emergency medical service calls as a means to assess data accuracy for use in future research.

Citation Information
Molly P Jarman, Daniel Sturgeon, Ian Mathews, Tarsicio Uribe-Leitz, et al.. "Validation of zip code-based estimates of ambulance driving distance to control for access to care in emergency surgery research" JAMA surgery Vol. 154 Iss. 10 (2019) p. 970 - 971
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