IMPACT OF RURAL HOSPITAL CLOSURES ON MORTALITY AMONG COLORECTAL, LUNG, BREAST, AND PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS.

Background & Significance: Since 2005, 196 rural hospital have closed. Rural hospital closures are associated with reductions in healthcare access. Theirs impact on rural cancer mortality remain unknown. Purpose: To examine the impact of rural hospital closures on mortality among patients with color...

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Published in:Oncology Nursing Forum Vol. 53; no. 2; p. 390
Main Author: Liu, Zhaoli
Format: Journal Article
Published: Oncology Nursing Society Mar2026
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost