Urban-Rural Disparities in Deaths of Despair: A County-Level Analysis 2004-2016 in the U.S.

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The purpose of this study is to examine nationwide disparities in drug, alcohol, and suicide mortality; evaluate the association between county-level characteristics and these mortality rates; and illustrate spatial patterns of mortality risk to identify areas with elevated risk.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Am J Prev Med

Title: American journal of preventive medicine

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-2607

ISSN (Print): 0749-3797

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2023

Volume: 64

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Center on Society and Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.

[2 ] Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.

[3 ] Division of Epidemiology, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.

[4 ] Department of Health Behavior and Policy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.

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Mid ID: NIHMS1949898

DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.08.022

PMC ID: 10997338

PubMed ID: 38584644

SO-VID: f3b9346b-db4f-4347-ba36-60a4f7df645b

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