Geographic and Sociodemographic Factors and Receipt of Metabolic Disease Specialty Care
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Description
Examines geographic and sociodemographic factors that
impact access to specialty metabolic care in rural areas.
Utilizes data from 9,546 adults with chronic health
conditions in Pennsylvania and provides data on receipt of
endocrinology and cardiology care according to patient
demographics, neighborhood characteristics, and location of
urban, large rural town, or small rural town. Includes maps
showing driving distance to care centers.
Author(s)
Margaret F. Zupa, Scott D. Rothenberger, Jessica G. Bauer, et al.
Citation
JAMA Network Open, 8(5)
Date
05/2025
Tagged as
Access
· Health conditions
· Rural-urban differences
· Specialty care
· Statistics and data
· Pennsylvania