Influence of Municipality-Level Mean Income on Access to Aortic Valve Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study under Japan's Universal Health-Care Coverage

• Seitetsu L. Lee,

  Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Hideki Hashimoto ,

  * E-mail: hidehashimoto-circ@umin.ac.jp

  Affiliation Department of Health and Social Behavior, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Takahide Kohro,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Informatics, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan

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• Hiromasa Horiguchi,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Data Management and Research, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan

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• Daisuke Koide,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Systems, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Issei Komuro,

  Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Kiyohide Fushimi,

  Affiliation Department of Health Policy and Informatics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

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• Tsutomu Yamazaki,

  Affiliation Clinical Research Support Center, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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• Hideo Yasunaga

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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