Categorizing community type for epidemiologic evaluation of community factors and chronic disease across the United States

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...

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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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Social Sciences and Humanities Open
Subjects:
Community type
Urbanicity
Rurality
Neighborhood
Census tract
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291122000043

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