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Categorizing community type for epidemiologic evaluation of community factors and chronic disease across the United States
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2022
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Source: Soc Sci Humanit Open. 5(1)
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Alternative Title:Soc Sci Humanit Open
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Description:Existing classifications of community type do not differentiate urban cores from surrounding non-rural areas, an important distinction for analyses of community features and their impact on health. Inappropriately classified community types can introduce serious methodologic flaws in epidemiologic studies and invalid inferences from findings. To address this, we evaluate a modification of the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Urban Commuting Area codes at the census tract, propose a four-level categorization of community type, and compare this with existing classifications for epidemiologic analyses. Compared to existing classifications, our method resulted in clearer geographic delineations of community types within urban areas.
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Pubmed ID:35369036
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC8974313
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Volume:5
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Issue:1
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