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Laura-Mae Baldwin, MD, MPH

WWAMI Rural Health Research Center

Phone: 206.685.4799
Email: lmb@fammed.washington.edu

WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
University of Washington
Department of Family Medicine
Box 354696
Seattle, WA 98195-4696


Completed Projects - (7)


Publications - (14)

2014

2013

  • Inadequate Prenatal Care in the Rural United States, 2005
    WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
    Date: 10/2013
    This policy brief finds that the states with levels of rural inadequate prenatal care (less than 50% of expected visits) in the "worst" or "worse than mid-range" categories were largely in southern and southwestern areas of the United States.
  • Low Birth Weight Rates in the Rural United States, 2005
    WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
    Date: 10/2013
    This brief shares that the rural U.S. low birth weight rate in 2005 was significantly higher than the urban U.S. low birth weight rate.

2012

2010

2008

  • Access to Specialty Health Care for Rural American Indians in Two States
    Journal Article
    WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
    Date: 06/2008
    Examines access to specialty services among rural Indian populations in Montana and New Mexico, based on a survey sent to primary care providers addressing access to specialty physicians, perceived barriers to access, and access to nonphysician clinical services.
  • Access to Cancer Services for Rural Colorectal Cancer Patients
    Journal Article
    WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
    Date: 2008
    Includes findings from a study to determine how far rural and urban colorectal cancer (CRC) patients travel to three types of specialty cancer care services-surgery, medical oncology consultation, and radiation oncology consultation.

2006

2004

  • Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Rural and Urban U.S. Hospitals
    Journal Article
    WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
    Date: 2004
    Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a common and important cause of admission to rural hospitals, as transport of patients with AMI to urban settings can result in unacceptable delays in care. This study examines the quality of care for patients with AMI in rural hospitals with differing degrees of remoteness from urban centers.

2001

2000

  • Emergency Department Use by the Rural Elderly
    Journal Article
    WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
    Date: 2000
    This study uses Medicare data to compare emergency department (ED) use by rural and urban elderly beneficiaries. Given the similarity of diagnostic conditions associated with ED visits, rural EDs must be capable of dealing with the same range of emergency conditions as urban EDs.

1999

  • Rural and Urban Physicians: Does the Content of Their Medicare Practices Differ?
    Journal Article
    WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
    Date: 1999
    Rural and urban areas have significant differences in the availability of medical technology, medical practice structures and patient populations. This study uses 1994 Medicare claims data to examine whether these differences are associated with variation in the content of practice between physicians practicing in rural and urban areas.