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