Extending Work on Rural Health Disparities: A Commentary on Matthews and Colleagues' Report

Affiliations

¹ Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa.
² Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
³ Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa.
⁴ Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa.

Comment

Paul A Gilbert et al. J Rural Health. 2018 Mar.

. 2018 Mar;34(2):119-121.

doi: 10.1111/jrh.12241. Epub 2017 Apr 11.

¹ Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa.
² Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
³ Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa.
⁴ Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa.

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Keywords: epidemiology; geography; health disparities; rural health; social determinants of health.

Comment on

Health-Related Behaviors by Urban-Rural County Classification - United States, 2013.
Matthews KA, Croft JB, Liu Y, Lu H, Kanny D, Wheaton AG, Cunningham TJ, Khan LK, Caraballo RS, Holt JB, Eke PI, Giles WH. Matthews KA, et al. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2017 Feb 3;66(5):1-8. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.ss6605a1. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2017. PMID: 28151923 Free PMC article.