Neighborhood Vulnerability to Heat Affects Risk of Recurrent Hospitalization in Individuals With Rheumatic Conditions
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In the first study of its kind, Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers showed that individuals with rheumatic conditions residing in neighborhoods with high social or heat vulnerability have greater odds of recurrent hospitalization than those with lower vulnerability.
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