International Journal of Health Geographics | 2010
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DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-9-7
Journal: International Journal of Health Geographics
Year: 2010
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Document Type: Article
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The spatial variability of three indicators of learning and developmental disability (LDD) was assessed for Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Maternal reports of receiving special education services, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and educational attainment were available for a birth cohort from 1969-1983. Using generalized additive models and residential history, maps of the odds of LDD were produced that also controlled for known risk factors. While results were not statistically significant, they suggest that children living in certain parts of Cape Cod were more likely to have a LDD. The spatial variation may be due to variation in the physical and social environment. © 2010 Hoffman et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Developmental Disabilities; Education, Special; Female; Geographic Information Systems; Humans; Learning Disorders; Male; Massachusetts; Models, Statistical; Residence Characteristics; Retrospective Studies; Sex Factors; Social Class; Cape Cod; Massachusetts; United States; child; disability; educational attainment; learning; risk factor; spatial analysis; spatial variation; article; attention deficit disorder; case control study; child; demography; developmental disorder; education; female; geographic information system; human; learning disorder; male; preschool child; retrospective study; sex difference; social class; statistical model; statistics; United States