The Socio-geography of heart failure: Why it matters

Circulation: Heart Failure

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 244-245

  Cook, Nakela L ^a   Lauer, Michael S ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidities; Editorials; Geography; Heart failure; Outcomes; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COMORBIDITY; EDITORIAL; ETHNICITY; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL INSURANCE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; NOTE; POPULATION;

COMORBIDITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PATIENT READMISSION; POPULATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79960598184     PISSN: 19413289     EISSN: 19413297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.111.962191     Document Type: Editorial

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