The Rural Inpatient Mortality Study: Does Urban-Rural County Classification Predict Hospital Mortality in California?
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Description
Highlights a study on the correlation between rural hospitals and higher rates of hospital mortality in California. Breaks down data by Critical Access Hospital (CAH) classification and NCHS rurality-based class.
Author(s)
Daniel T Linnen, John Kornak, Caroline Stephens
Citation
The Permanente Journal, 22, 17-078
Date
03/2018
Tagged as
Health disparities
· Inpatient care
· Mortality
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· California