Rural Disparities in End-of-life Care for Patients with Heart Failure: Are They Due to Geography or Socioeconomic Disparity?

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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.

Rebecca N. Hutchinson, Paul K. J. Han, F. Lee Lucas, et al.

Journal of Rural Health

05/2021

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Access · Cardiovascular disease · Health disparities · Health insurance · Hospice and palliative care · Inpatient care · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Maine