Multilevel Analysis in Rural Cancer Control: A Conceptual Framework and Methodological Implications

Date
09/2019
Journal
Preventive Medicine
Description

Our objective was two-fold: 1) to develop a multilevel conceptual framework describing how rural residence and relevant micro, macro, and supra-macro factors can be considered in evaluating disparities across the cancer control continuum and 2) to outline the unique considerations of multilevel statistical modeling in rural cancer research.

Center
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Authors
Whitney Zahnd, Sara McLafferty, Jan Eberth