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Locations and Characteristics of Pharmacy Deserts in the United States: A Geospatial Study

Description
Classifies census tracts as pharmacy deserts or non-pharmacy deserts. Compares pharmacy desert and non-pharmacy desert areas by various social determinants of health and pharmacy characteristics including rurality. See the supplemental materials for state-by-state and rural/urban comparisons.
Author(s)
Rachel Wittenauer, Parth D. Shah, Jennifer L. Bacci, Andy Stergachis
Citation
Health Affairs Scholar, 2(4)
Date
04/2024
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · State-by-state data · Statistics and data · State-by-state