Geographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Major Lower Extremity Amputation Rates in Metropolitan Areas

Geographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Major Lower Extremity Amputation Rates in Metropolitan Areas

Background Rates of major lower extremity amputation in patients with peripheral artery disease are higher in rural communities with markers of low socioeconomic status, but most Americans live in metropolitan areas. Whether amputation rates vary within US metropolitan areas is unclear, as are chara...

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Main Authors: Alexander C. Fanaroff, Lin Yang, Ashwin S. Nathan, Sameed Ahmed M. Khatana, Howard Julien, Tracy Y. Wang, Ehrin J. Armstrong, Diane Treat‐Jacobson, Julia D. Glaser, Grace Wang, Scott M. Damrauer, Jay Giri, Peter W. Groeneveld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
amputation
healthcare disparities
peripheral artery disease
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.021456

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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.021456

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