INTRODUCTION Prostate cancer is a common health problem in men worldwide. This systematic review has been undertaken to determine if there are differences in incidence of and mortality from prostate cancer between rural and urban men. The understanding of geographical patterns of prostate cancer incidence and mortality is necessary in order to identify and assess any disparities between rural a...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To develop a standardized framework to discuss rural background, a review of the literature to identify studies regarding the association of rural background with primary care and/or rural health practice was conducted. The various definitions of rural background were collated and from this data a framework for the conceptualization of rural background is proposed. M...

minimum profitability of production factors is one of the most important economic features in the rural areas of iran. profitability of production factors such as land, water, capital etc. is in its lowest level in the rural areas of the country. rural economy is dependent to the agricultural economy up to a great extent. the most important factors in keeping profitability of production factors...

INTRODUCTION There is a serious shortage of health professionals in rural and remote areas in Australia and world wide. The purpose of this article was to add to existing information about allied health students, particularly occupational therapy students, and rural and remote practice by reviewing the literature on occupational therapy students' perceptions of rural and remote practice. A vari...

Review Potentially eligible studies for full text review (n=333) Articles abstracted (n=192) Included studies (n=102) Studies added after peer review (n=3) Studies added: a. hand searching (n=5) b. Journal of Rural Health (n=19) Non-United States population = 6 Population <18 years old = 3 Not publication type criteria = 66 Not Healthcare outcomes, structure/process/harms = 80 Non-Rural Health ...

Urban and rural places are integrated through economic ties and population flows. Despite their integration, most studies of road safety dichotomize urban and rural places, and studies have consistently demonstrated that rural places are more dangerous for motorists than urban places. Our study investigates whether these findings are sensitive to the definition of urban and rural. We use three ...

BACKGROUND A key strategy for increasing the supply of rural doctors is rurally located medical education. In 2000, Australia introduced a national policy to increase rural immersion for undergraduate medical students. This study aims to describe the characteristics and outcomes of the rural immersion programs that were implemented in Australian medical schools. METHODS Information about 19 i...