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