The Shape of US States and Cancer Care Impact

How the States Got Their Shapes, explores the fascinating history behind the creation of US state borders. 1 Stein explains how borders were influenced by natural features like coastlines, rivers, and mountains, but also created through complex political treaties.However US state borders were designed, it was clearly not with the objective of seamless cancer care in mind.

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JAMA Network Open
Published
2025-02-21
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https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.61028
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Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
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The Shape of US States and Cancer Care Impact

Miranda A. Moore, Theodore M. Johnson, Taylor V. Thompson
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Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
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The Shape of US States and Cancer Care Impact

Miranda A. Moore, Theodore M. Johnson, Taylor V. Thompson
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Abstract

How the States Got Their Shapes, explores the fascinating history behind the creation of US state borders. 1 Stein explains how borders were influenced by natural features like coastlines, rivers, and mountains, but also created through complex political treaties.However US state borders were designed, it was clearly not with the objective of seamless cancer care in mind.

JAMA Network OpenVol. 8(2)
Emory University (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 95%
Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
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