Comparing neighborhood-based indices of socioeconomic risk factors and potentially preventable emergency department utilization

Neighborhood stress score (NSS) and area deprivation index (ADI) are two neighborhood-based composite measures used to quantify an individual's socioeconomic risk based on home location. In this analysis, we compare the relationships between an individual's socioeconomic risk, based on each of these measures, and potentially preventable acute care utilization.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research