Challenges of Using Nationally Representative, Population-Based Surveys to Assess Rural Cancer Disparities

Date
08/2019
Journal
Preventive Medicine
Description

Population-based surveys provide important information about cancer-related health behaviors across the cancer care continuum. However, due to small rural sample sizes, varying sampling methods, and/or other study design or analytical concerns, there are challenges in using population-based surveys for rural cancer control research and practice.

Center
Rural and Minority Health Research Center
Authors
Whitney Zahnd, Natoshia Askelson, Robin Vanderpool, Lindsay Stradtman, Jean Edward, Paige Farris, Victoria Petermann, Jan Eberth