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Disparities in Geographic Access to Cardiac Rehabilitation among Socially Vulnerable Communities

Description
Examines geographic and social disparities regarding access to cardiac rehabilitation (CR) care. Analyzes the relationship between CR access and social vulnerability, focusing on county CR availability, population size, distance to CR services, percentage without health insurance, and more. Includes metro versus rural county comparisons and discusses the role of rurality in CR access.
Author(s)
Edward W. Chen, Wen‐Chih Wu, Ling Han, et al.
Citation
Journal of the American Heart Association,14, 20
Date
10/2025
Tagged as
Access · Cardiovascular disease · Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Specialty care