Spatial and temporal patterns in preterm birth in the United States

Spatial and temporal patterns in preterm birth in the United States

Background: Despite years of research, the etiologies of preterm birth remain unclear. In order to help generate new research hypotheses, this study explored spatial and temporal patterns of preterm birth in a large, total-population dataset. Methods: Data on 145 million US births in 3,000 counties...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric research 2015-06, Vol.77 (6), p.836-844
Hauptverfasser: Byrnes, John, Mahoney, Richard, Quaintance, Cele, Gould, Jeffrey B., Carmichael, Suzan, Shaw, Gary M., Showen, Amy, Phibbs, Ciaran, Stevenson, David K., Wise, Paul H.
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Sprache:eng
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Cluster Analysis
Continental Population Groups
Demography
Gestational Age
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Medicine & Public Health
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
population-study
Premature Birth - epidemiology
Premature Birth - etiology
Premature Birth - history
United States - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:Background: Despite years of research, the etiologies of preterm birth remain unclear. In order to help generate new research hypotheses, this study explored spatial and temporal patterns of preterm birth in a large, total-population dataset. Methods: Data on 145 million US births in 3,000 counties from the Natality Files of the National Center for Health Statistics for 1971–2011 were examined. State trends in early (
ISSN:0031-3998
1530-0447
DOI:10.1038/pr.2015.55