Open AccessAn Exploration of Urban and Rural Differences in Lung Cancer Survival Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Author(s) -
Lisa R. Shugarman,
Melony E. Sorbero,
Haijun Tian,
Arvind Kumar Jain,
J. Scott Ashwood
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2006.099416
Subject(s) - residence , medicine , socioeconomic status , medicaid , rural area , census tract , demography , lung cancer , environmental health , epidemiology , cohort , gerontology , disadvantage , health care , population , economic growth , pathology , sociology , economics , political science , law
We tested the relationship between urban or rural residence as defined by rural-urban commuting area codes and risk of mortality in a sample of Medicare beneficiaries with lung cancer.