Objectives: States bordering the lower Mississippi River have large Black populations totaling 1,996,897. In 2019, 7506 Blacks there died of heart disease. These four states have high heart disease death rates. This analysis examined geographic variation in heart disease to suggest populations to target for intervention and suggest hypotheses for…
Objective: For decades hysterectomy rates have famously demonstrated unexplained geographic variation. The aim of this study was to identify county-level correlates of hysterectomy rates among reproductive-age women. Methods: Using county-level data from multiple sources, linked with claims-based surveillance data of every hysterectomy performed among women ages 20 to 44 in…
Objectives: Coronary heart disease often presents with ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI). The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines stress prompt reperfusion for STEMI. Examining geographic variations in treatment with PPCI (percutaneous primary coronary intervention) and CABG (coronary artery bypass graft) among metropolitan, micropolitan and non-micropolitan rural…
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