Urban and rural variations in morbidity and mortality in Northern Ireland
Open Access
- 26 June 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Public Health
- Vol. 7 (1) , 123
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-123
Abstract
From a public health perspective and for the appropriate allocation of resources it is important to understand the differences in health between areas. This paper examines the variations in morbidity and mortality between urban and rural areas.Keywords
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