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Rural Elderly

Ganguli M, Fox A, Gilby J, Belle S. "Characteristics of Rural Homebound Older Adults: A Community-Based Study" JAGS 44:363-370, 1996.
Aging in Rural America - This book, edited by C. Neil Bull, focuses on major issues of the rural elderly. This site provides synopsis of book. http://www.sagepub.co.uk/books/details/b004146.html
Carlton-LaNey I. "Elderly Black Farm Women: A Population at Risk" Social Work; Vol. 37, No. 6; 517-523; 1992.

Youth

Rozmus CL, Edgil AE. "Values, Knowledge, and Attitudes about Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Rural Adolescents" Journal of Pediatric Health Care, Vol. 7, No. 4; 167-173; July-August 1993.
Sells W, Resnick MD, Walker J. "School Based and School Linked Clinics in Rural America" A Report Prepared for the Office of Rural Health Policy. February 1995.
Svenson LW, Varnbagen CK, Godin AM, Salmon TL. "Rural High School Students' Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors Related to Sexually Transmitted Diseases" Canadian Journal of Public Health; Vol. 83, No. 4; 260-263; July-August 1992.

Rural Women

Rozmus C, Edgil AE. "Rural Women's Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome" Health Care for Women International, 14:301-309, 1993.
Bastani R, Maxwell AE, Carbonari J, Rozelle R, Baxter J, Vernon S. "Breast Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors: A comparison of Rural Health and Non-Health Workers" Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention; Vol. 3 77-84, January/February 1994.
Bushy A. "Women in rural environments: Considerations for holistic nurses" Holistic Nursing Practice;8(4):67-73; 1994.
Alexy B, Martin AC. "Breastfeeding: Perceived Barriers and Benefits/ Enhancers in a Rural and Urban Setting"; Public Health Nursing 1994 Aug; 11(4):214-8.
Bushy A. "Rural Women: Lifestyle and Health Status" Nursing Clinics of North America; Vol. 28, No. 1; 187-197; March 1993.
Gale BJ. "Psychosocial Health Needs of Older Women: Urban Versus Rural Comparisons"; Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. Vol. VII, No. 2 (April), 99-105; 1993.

Other

Smith CA. "The Lived Experience of Staying Healthy in Rural African American Families" Nursing Science Quarterly, 8:1, Spring, 17-21; 1993.
Roberson MHB. ("Home Remedies: A Cultural Study ( Home Journal Nurse)", 1987 Jan-Feb; 5(1):34-40