Association of county level poverty with mortality from primary liver cancers
Matthew Ledenko,
Tushar Patel
Abstract:BackgroundThe highly variable occurrence of primary liver cancers across the United States emphasize the relevance of location‐based factors. Social determinants such as income, educational attainment, housing, and other factors may contribute to regional variations in outcomes. To evaluate their impact, this study identified and analyzed clusters of high mortality from primary liver cancers and the association of location‐based determinants with mortality across the contiguous United States.MethodsA geospatia… Show more
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