Rural Disparities in End-of-life Care for Patients with Heart Failure: Are They Due to Geography or Socioeconomic Disparity?
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Description
Examines the relationship of rurality, socioeconomic background, and end-of-life care for patients with heart failure in Maine. Includes data on healthcare utilization at end-of-life by age, sex, rurality, insurance type, and area deprivation index.
Author(s)
Rebecca N. Hutchinson, Paul K. J. Han, F. Lee Lucas, et al.
Citation
Journal of Rural Health
Date
05/2021
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· Cardiovascular disease
· Health disparities
· Health insurance
· Hospice and palliative care
· Inpatient care
· Social determinants of health
· Statistics and data
· Maine