Differences and Similarities in Rural Residents’ Health and Cardiac Risk Factors

Purpose: The current U.S. population exceeds three hundred million with approximately 20% living in non-urban rural areas. A higher percentage of rural residents have diagnosed heart disease and report poorer health compared to non-rural residents; however, it is not known whether risk factor modifi...

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Main Authors: Florence M. Weierbach, Bernice Yates, Melody Hertzog, Bunny Pozehl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Rural Nurse Organization; Binghamton University 2013-05-01
Series:Online Journal of Rural Nursing and Health Care
Online Access:https://rnojournal.binghamton.edu/index.php/RNO/article/view/159