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The Interplay Between Individual and Regional Factors in Access and Care Utilization Among Rural Patients Crabtree-Ide, Christina Noyes, Ekaterina (Katia) Epidemiology and Environmental Health epidemiology public health Ph.D. The overarching aim of this 3-study research project is to understand the mechanisms through which regional social and economic factors impact the utilization of health services among individuals living in resource-poor communities. In this dissertation, we tested our hypotheses among populations of patients living in rural Michigan (studies 1 & 2) and rural New York (study 3). Studies 1 & 2 focused on access to routine primary medical care, while study 3 examined the interplay between primary and specialty medical care using one of the most complex and resource-intensive diagnosis as an example (cancer)... **To request an accessible version of the file(s) associated with this item, contact library@buffalo.edu. Please include the item's persistent URL [http://hdl.handle.net/. . .] in your request.** 2025-02-21T21:35:47Z 2025-02-21T21:35:47Z 2020 Text Dissertation http://hdl.handle.net/10477/86628 eng Users of works found in University at Buffalo Institutional Repository (UBIR) are responsible for identifying and contacting the copyright owner for permission to reuse. University at Buffalo Libraries do not manage rights for copyright-protected works and cannot assist with permissions. Copyright retained by author. application/pdf State University of New York at Buffalo