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Changes in Socioeconomic Mix and Health Outcomes in Rural Counties With Hospital Closures, 2005-2018
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Changes in Socioeconomic Mix and Health Outcomes in Rural Counties With Hospital Closures, 2005-2018

Nathaniel Bell, Peiyin Hung, kewei Shi, Melinda Merrell, Elizabeth Crouch and Jan Eberth
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Rural Health Research Gateway
01 Sep 2021

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Rural Areas Rural Health Research Gateway
This brief examines the trend of hospital closures between 2005 and 2018 across definitions of rurality. Social, economic, and health structure trends at the county level across the contiguous United States were the study's focus. Rural counties with hospital closures that occurred between 2005 and 2018 experienced greater negative economic, health, and social outcomes than did micropolitan counties.

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