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Urban-Rural Inequities in Acute Stroke Care and In-Hospital Mortality

Description
Examines rural/urban differences and trends in treatment patterns and outcomes for individuals hospitalized for stroke, including mortality rates, length of hospital stay, and discharge rates. Provides data and statistics on patient characteristics, such as age, race/ethnicity, comorbidities, use of thrombolytics and endovascular therapy, and more.
Author(s)
Gmerice Hammond, Alina Luke, Lauren Elson, Amytis Towfighi, Karen Joynt Maddox
Citation
Stroke, 51, 2131–2138
Date
06/2020
Type
Document
Tagged as
Cardiovascular disease · Health disparities · Hospitals · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data