Methodological Issues in Rural Health Research and Care

  • Sana Loue
  • Hal Morgenstern
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Abstract

Numerous calls have been made to increase the quantity and the quality of research on rural health and rural health care (Cohen, Braden, & Ward, 1993). A cogent response to this plea necessarily mandates greater attention to various methodological issues and objectives. We examine three general issues. The first is the estimation of disease parameters, such as disease frequency or exposure effects in rural populations—that is, focusing attention on people who live in rural areas and on the important health problems of these populations.

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Census Bureau Rural Health Urban Fringe Regular Source Rural Sociology 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Sana Loue
    • 1
  • Hal Morgenstern
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of MedicineCase Western Reserve UniversityClevelandUSA
  2. 2.Department of Epidemiology, School of Public HealthUniversity of California at Los AngelesLos AngelesUSA

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