Differences in Severity at Admission for Heart Failure Between Rural and Urban Patients: The Value of Adding Laboratory Results to Administrative Data

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Examines the significance of laboratory testing when measuring disease severity for heart failure patients at the time of admission in rural and urban areas. Includes demographic data by rural versus urban residence.

Mark W. Smith, Pamela L. Owens, Roxanne M. Andrews, et al.

BMC Health Services Research, 16, 133

2016

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Cardiovascular disease · Inpatient care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data