3 papers
stat.ME2026
Evaluating the effects of policy interventions subject to early adoption: A case study of prescription drug monitoring programs and opioid dispensing
Sarika Aggarwal, Brent A. Coull, Nima Hejazi +1
Policies that require organizations to use new systems, such as prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), are often implemented in phases, with an initial period of voluntary…
stat.AP2026
A varying-coefficient model for characterizing duration-driven heterogeneity in flood-related health impacts
Sarika Aggarwal, Phillip B. Nicol, Brent A. Coull +1
Previous work revealed associations between flood exposure and adverse health outcomes during and in the aftermath of flood events. Floods are highly heterogeneous events, largely…
stat.ME2023
A Bayesian Spatial Berkson error approach to estimate small area opioid mortality rates accounting for population-at-risk uncertainty
Emily N Peterson, Rachel C. Nethery, Jarvis T. Chen +4
Monitoring small-area geographical population trends in opioid mortality has large scale implications to informing preventative resource allocation. A common approach to obtain sma…