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Geographic Disparities by Rural-Urban Status and Drive Time to Care in Tobacco Treatment for COPD

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Description
Explores the potential relationship between the drive-time to tobacco dependence treatment (TDT) services and the development of COPD among smokers. Details distances of rural smokers to TDT services. Draws from Veterans Affairs data and breaks down data by demographic characteristics, treatment type, and rural versus urban location, among other measures.
Author(s)
Arianne K. Baldomero, Anne C. Melzer, Ken M. Kunisaki, et al.
Citation
JAMA Network Open, 8(8), e2528898
Date
08/2025
Tagged as
Access · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Tobacco use · Veterans