Epidemiology of geographic disparities in heart failure among US older adults: a Medicare-based analysis
Abstract Background There are prominent geographic disparities in the life expectancy (LE) of older US adults between the states with the highest (leading states) and lowest (lagging states) LE and their causes remain poorly understood. Heart failure (HF) has been proposed as a major contributor to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-07-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13639-2 |