Deaths From COVID‐19 in Rural, Micropolitan, and Metropolitan Areas: A County‐Level Comparison

Purpose The United States has experienced a surge of COVID‐19 cases and deaths. Regardless of the overall increase in the prevalence and mortality, there are disagreements about the consequences of exposure and contracting COVID‐19, specifically in rural areas. Rural areas have inherent characterist...

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Published in:	The Journal of rural health Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 124 - 132
Main Authors:	Karim, Saleema A., Chen, Hsueh‐Fen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 2021
Subjects:	Age Factors Contracting Coronavirus infections Counties COVID-19 COVID-19 - mortality data collection Deaths demographic statistics Demographics Demography Disease control Epidemiology Fatalities geographical variation Geography Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data Hospital Bed Capacity - statistics & numerical data Humans Metropolitan areas Mortality Mortality rates pandemic Pandemics Prevalence Prevention Residents rural Rural areas Rural communities Rural geography rural health Rural Population - statistics & numerical data Rural populations Rural urban differences SARS-CoV-2 Social interactions Social isolation Socioeconomic Factors Spatial Analysis States United States United States - epidemiology Urban areas Urban Population - statistics & numerical data Vulnerability United States United States > US COVID-19 mortality geographical variation rural
ISSN:	0890-765X, 1748-0361, 1748-0361
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