title: Survival is better indicator than mortality in geographic comparisons of health.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009026:Mortality; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data