Rural-Urban Disparity in Mortality in the US From 1999 to 2019
Sarah H Cross, Robert M Califf, Haider J Warraich, Sarah H Cross, Robert M Califf, Haider J Warraich
Abstract
This study analyzes all deaths occurring in the US using the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research database from 1999-2019 and the National Center for Health Statistics Urban-Rural Classification Scheme to create population categories per the 2013 US Census classification (large, small- or medium-sized, and rural areas).
Conflict of interest statement
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Califf reported being employed by Verily and Google Health and being a member of the corporate board for Cytokinetics. No other disclosures were reported.
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