Geographic and Demographic Differences in Studies of the Five Leading Causes of Death in the U.S.: Evidence from Peer-Reviewed Literature
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Literature review examining the extent to which studies on mortality related to heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, chronic lower respiratory disease, and stroke included individual measures of rurality, race, and ethnicity, and analyzes the findings of these studies. Discusses differences in research on a condition-by-condition basis and suggests directions for future health disparities research.
Author(s)
Alva O. Ferdinand, Timothy Callaghan, Gogoal Falia, et al.
Date
12/2025
Organization
Southwest Rural Health Research Center
Tagged as
Cancer
· Cardiovascular disease
· Chronic respiratory conditions
· Health disparities
· Injuries
· Mortality
· Research methods and resources
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data