Research ArticleOriginal Research
The Association Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic and Housing Characteristics with Hospitalization: Results of a National Study of Veterans
Elham Hatef, Hadi Kharrazi, Karin Nelson, Philip Sylling, Xiaomeng Ma, Elyse C. Lasser, Kelly M. Searle, Zachary Predmore, Adam J. Batten, Idamay Curtis, Stephan Fihn and Jonathan P. Weiner
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine November 2019, 32 (6) 890-903; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.190138
Elham Hatef
the Center for Population Health IT, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH, HK, XM, ECL, KMS, ZP, JPW); Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH); Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD (HK); Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA (KN, PS, AJB, IC); Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (KN, SF).
Hadi Kharrazi
the Center for Population Health IT, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH, HK, XM, ECL, KMS, ZP, JPW); Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH); Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD (HK); Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA (KN, PS, AJB, IC); Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (KN, SF).
Karin Nelson
the Center for Population Health IT, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH, HK, XM, ECL, KMS, ZP, JPW); Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH); Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD (HK); Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA (KN, PS, AJB, IC); Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (KN, SF).
Philip Sylling
the Center for Population Health IT, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH, HK, XM, ECL, KMS, ZP, JPW); Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH); Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD (HK); Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA (KN, PS, AJB, IC); Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (KN, SF).
Xiaomeng Ma
the Center for Population Health IT, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH, HK, XM, ECL, KMS, ZP, JPW); Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH); Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD (HK); Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA (KN, PS, AJB, IC); Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (KN, SF).
Elyse C. Lasser
the Center for Population Health IT, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH, HK, XM, ECL, KMS, ZP, JPW); Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH); Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD (HK); Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA (KN, PS, AJB, IC); Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (KN, SF).
Kelly M. Searle
the Center for Population Health IT, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH, HK, XM, ECL, KMS, ZP, JPW); Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH); Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD (HK); Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA (KN, PS, AJB, IC); Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (KN, SF).
Zachary Predmore
the Center for Population Health IT, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH, HK, XM, ECL, KMS, ZP, JPW); Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH); Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD (HK); Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA (KN, PS, AJB, IC); Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (KN, SF).
Adam J. Batten
the Center for Population Health IT, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH, HK, XM, ECL, KMS, ZP, JPW); Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH); Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD (HK); Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA (KN, PS, AJB, IC); Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (KN, SF).
Idamay Curtis
the Center for Population Health IT, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH, HK, XM, ECL, KMS, ZP, JPW); Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH); Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD (HK); Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA (KN, PS, AJB, IC); Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (KN, SF).
Stephan Fihn
the Center for Population Health IT, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH, HK, XM, ECL, KMS, ZP, JPW); Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH); Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD (HK); Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA (KN, PS, AJB, IC); Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (KN, SF).
Jonathan P. Weiner
the Center for Population Health IT, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH, HK, XM, ECL, KMS, ZP, JPW); Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (EH); Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore MD (HK); Veterans Affairs (VA) Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA (KN, PS, AJB, IC); Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (KN, SF).

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The Association Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic and Housing Characteristics with Hospitalization: Results of a National Study of Veterans
Elham Hatef, Hadi Kharrazi, Karin Nelson, Philip Sylling, Xiaomeng Ma, Elyse C. Lasser, Kelly M. Searle, Zachary Predmore, Adam J. Batten, Idamay Curtis, Stephan Fihn, Jonathan P. Weiner
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Nov 2019, 32 (6) 890-903; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.190138
The Association Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic and Housing Characteristics with Hospitalization: Results of a National Study of Veterans
Elham Hatef, Hadi Kharrazi, Karin Nelson, Philip Sylling, Xiaomeng Ma, Elyse C. Lasser, Kelly M. Searle, Zachary Predmore, Adam J. Batten, Idamay Curtis, Stephan Fihn, Jonathan P. Weiner
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Nov 2019, 32 (6) 890-903; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.190138
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