2 papers
stat.AP2019
System modeling of a health issue: the case of preterm birth in Ohio
Alireza Ebrahimvandi, Niyousha Hosseinichimeh
Preterm birth rate (PBR) stands out as a major public health concern in the U.S. However, effective policies for mitigating the problem is largely unknown. The complexities of the…
stat.AP2018
Understanding State level Variations in U.S. Infant Mortality: 2000 to 2015
Alireza Ebrahimvandi, Niyousha Hosseinichimeh, Jay Iams
Objective: To exploit state variations in infant mortality, identify diagnoses that contributed to reduction of the infant mortality rate (IMR), and examine factors associated with…