Socioeconomic variables explain rural disparities in US mortality rates: Implications for rural health research and policy

Objectives: Rural disparities in age-adjusted mortality are growing in the United States. While socioeconomic variables have been found to explain significant variation in life expectancy across US counties, previous research has not examined the role of socioeconomic variables in explaining rural m...

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Main Authors: Alexander S. Long, Alexandra L. Hanlon, Karen L. Pellegrin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827318300338