Urban-Rural Differences in Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in the United States: 1999-2009

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Describes the trends and magnitude of variations in death rates, with statistical breakdowns by age group, sex, race, geographical region, urbanization level, and year. Examines possible contributing factors for the disparities, including physical activity levels, access to healthcare, socioeconomic status, and education level.

Ambar Kulshreshtha, Abhinav Goyal, Kaustubh Dabhadkar, Emir Veledar, Viola Vaccarino

Public Health Reports, 129(1), 19-29

01/2014

Cardiovascular disease · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data