What The Study Did: Severe financial strain was associated with an increased risk of death in the six months following hospital discharge after a heart attack in this study of 2,800 adults older than age 75.
Authors: Jason R. Falvey, P.T., D.P.T., Ph.D., of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.8569)
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