The Rising Rate of Rural Hospital Closures

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 35-43

  Kaufman, Brystana G ^a   Thomas, Sharita R ^a   Randolph, Randy K ^a   Perry, Julie R ^a   Thompson, Kristie W ^a   Holmes, George M ^a,b   Pink, George H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Economics; Health care financing; Hospitals; Policy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84953330338     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12128     Document Type: Article

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