Chronic Disease Disparities by County Economic Status and Metropolitan Classification, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013

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Examines health disparities in the U.S. using county economic data for unemployment, poverty, and per capita market income to compare metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties' economic status with the prevalence of hypertension, arthritis, and self-rated health.

Kate M. Shaw, Kristina A. Theis, Shannon Self-Brown, Douglas W. Roblin, Lawrence Barker

Preventing Chronic Disease, 13

09/2016

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Arthritis · Cardiovascular disease · Health disparities · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data