71016 Defining "rurality": Rural-urban disparities among COPD patients in national VA data

ABSTRACT IMPACT: Our research focuses on determining rural-urban disparities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management to improve COPD health outcomes in rural areas. OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Several methods exist to distinguish rural from urban areas, but it is not clear which method rela...

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Main Authors: Arianne Baldomero, Ken M. Kunisaki, Patrick Hammett, David Nelson, Carrie Henning-Smith, Ann Bangerter, Chris H. Wendt, R. Adams Dudley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866121007470/type/journal_article