Categorizing community type for epidemiologic evaluation of community factors and chronic disease across the United States
Existing classifications of community type do not differentiate urban cores from surrounding non-rural areas, an important distinction for analyses of community features and their impact on health. Inappropriately classified community types can introduce serious methodologic flaws in epidemiologic s...
Main Authors: | Tara P. McAlexander, Yasemin Algur, Brian S. Schwartz, Pasquale E. Rummo, David C. Lee, Karen R. Siegel, Victoria Ryan, Nora L. Lee, Gargya Malla, Leslie A. McClure |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-01-01
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Series: | Social Sciences and Humanities Open |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291122000043 |
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