The importance of place of residence: Examining health in rural and nonrural areas

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1682-1686

  Eberhardt, Mark S ^a   Pamuk, Elsie R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

EID: 4944234026     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.10.1682     Document Type: Review

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