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Focus on Pediatrics

Using Natural Language Processing to Examine Social Determinants of Health in Prehospital Pediatric Encounters and Associations with EMS Transport Decisions

Briauna Lowerya Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida
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Salvatore D’Acuntob Center for Data Solutions, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida
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Remle P. Crowec ESO, Inc, Austin, TexasORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9733-9294
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Jennifer N. Fishea Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida;b Center for Data Solutions, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FloridaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 246-251 | Received 25 Feb 2022, Accepted 28 Apr 2022, Published online: 23 May 2022

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