The rural mortality penalty in U.S. hospital patients with COVID-19
Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic brought greater focus to the rural mortality penalty in the U.S., which describes the greater mortality rate in rural compared to urban areas. Although it is widely thought that issues such as access to care, age structure of the population, and differences...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-08-01
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| Series: | Population Health Metrics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-024-00340-2 |