テキサスのPCOS診断の地理的な冷たいスポットを特定する: 診断不足と農村の格差の空間的分析

Ryan Ramphul1, Geethika Yalavarthy1, Jooyeon Lee2

  • 1Department of Epidemiology, UTHealth Houston-School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

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まとめ

地理空間分析により,テキサスの農村部で多囊性卵巣症候群 (PCOS) の診断不足が明らかになった. PCOSの認識とケアを 改善するために 対象を絞った介入が必要である.

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