Prepared for:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

2101 East Jefferson Street

Rockville, MD 20852

www.ahrq.gov

Contract No. 290-97-0019

Prepared by:

Tufts New England Medical Center EPC, Boston, MA

Principal Investigator

Cynthia Cole, MD, MPH

Investigators

Geoffrey Binney, MD, MPH

Patricia Casey, RNC, MS, NNP

John Fiascone, MD

James Hagadorn, MD

Chiwan Kim, MD

EPC Staff

Joseph Lau, MD, Director

Chenchen Wang, MD, MSc., Project Leader

Deirdre DeVine, M Litt, Project Manager

Kimberly Miller, BA, Research Assistant

AHRQ Publication No. 03-E010

December 2002

ISBN: 1-58763-128-8

ISSN: 1530-4396

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AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, address patient safety and medical errors, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ sponsors and conducts research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost, use, and access. The information helps health care decisionmakerspatients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakersmake more informed decisions and improve the quality of health care services.

Suggested Citation:

Cole C, Hagadorn J, Kim C, et al. Criteria for Determining Disability in Infants and Children: Low Birth Weight. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 70 (Prepared by Tufts New England Medical Center Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-97-0019). AHRQ Publication No. 03-E010. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. December 2002.