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Healthy People 2020: Rural Areas Lag In Achieving Targets For Major Causes Of Death.

Authors :
Yaemsiri S
Alfier JM
Moy E
Rossen LM
Bastian B
Bolin J
Ferdinand AO
Callaghan T
Heron M
Source :
Health affairs (Project Hope) [Health Aff (Millwood)] 2019 Dec; Vol. 38 (12), pp. 2027-2031.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

For the period 2007-17 rural death rates were higher than urban rates for the seven major causes of death analyzed, and disparities widened for five of the seven. In 2017 urban areas had met national targets for three of the seven causes, while rural areas had met none of the targets.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1544-5208
Volume :
38
Issue :
12
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Health affairs (Project Hope)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
31794308
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00915