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The southern rural health and mortality penalty

A review of regional health inequities in the United States

Bibliographic Data

ID14675832
AuthorsChristopher E Miller (0000-0002-8428-8392, Boston University, corresponding author), Charlotte E Miller, Ramachandran S Vasan (0000-0001-7357-5970, Boston University)
Year2021
Volume268
Pages113443
Publication date2021-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113443
PMID33137680
OpenAlexW3094575093
LanguageEN
Citations received59
References cited66

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