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ReviewHealthcare policy = Politiques de sante2013

Development of a rural health framework: implications for program service planning and delivery.

Deanna White

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Review in Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Investigation of rural-urban differences in hospitalization for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions: Analysis of linked survey, hospitalization, and tax data from Canada.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Deanna WhiteHaldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, Simcoe, ON, Canada. deanna.white@hnhu.org
Norfolk General Hospital · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo describe the development and application of an evidence-based rural health framework to guide rural health program, policy and service planning.

methodsA literature review of rural health programs, focusing on health promotion, chronic disease prevention and population health, was conducted using several bibliographic databases.

findingsThirty papers met the criteria for review, describing chronic disease interventions and public health policies in rural settings. Twenty-one papers demonstrated effective intervention programs and highlighted potential good practices for rural health programs, which were used to define key elements of a rural health framework.

conclusionsThe rural health framework was applied to an influenza immunization program to demonstrate its utility in assisting public health providers to increase uptake of the vaccine. This rural health framework provides an opportunity for program planners to reflect on the key issues facing rural communities to ensure the development of policies and strategies that will prudently and effectively meet population health needs.

Indexed as

Health PlanningHealth PolicyHumansImmunization ProgramsProgram DevelopmentRural Health Services

Identifiers

PMID23968625
PMCPMC3999556
OpenAlexW2118331636

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Registered trials

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