The implications of long COVID for rural communities

Nathan Hale^{1

2}, Michael Meit^{1

3}, Samuel Pettyjohn³, Amy Wahlquist⁴, Matthew Loos⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Services Management & Policy, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.
² Center for Applied Research and Evaluation in Women's Health, ETSU Center for Rural Health Research, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.
³ Department of Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, ETSU Center for Rural Health Research, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.
⁴ Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, ETSU Center for Rural Health Research, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.
⁵ Ballad Health, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.

Nathan Hale et al. J Rural Health. 2022 Sep.

. 2022 Sep;38(4):945-947.

doi: 10.1111/jrh.12655. Epub 2022 Mar 15.

Nathan Hale^{1

2}, Michael Meit^{1

3}, Samuel Pettyjohn³, Amy Wahlquist⁴, Matthew Loos⁵

¹ Department of Health Services Management & Policy, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.
² Center for Applied Research and Evaluation in Women's Health, ETSU Center for Rural Health Research, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.
³ Department of Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, ETSU Center for Rural Health Research, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.
⁴ Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, East Tennessee State University, ETSU Center for Rural Health Research, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.
⁵ Ballad Health, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA.

No abstract available

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