Urban–Rural Mortality Disparities from Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases in the United States, 1999–2019

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Letter to the editor presenting data on chronic lower respiratory disease mortality between 1999 and 2019, including a population breakdown by 6 levels of metro and nonmetro status, using the CDC WONDER database. Discusses rural disparities in mortality and charts mortality trends over time.

Paul A. Reyfman, Basil Khuder, Jacob B. Pierce, et al.

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 203(11), 1435-1437

06/2021

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Chronic respiratory conditions · Health disparities · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data