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rural deprivation  

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  • In the last 10 to 15 years, an increasing number of studies have started to investigate inequalities in health and health behaviors between rural and urban regions. However, the answers to the “rural or urban” question have been mixed. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Rural Deprivation]

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