Do socioeconomic disparities in stroke and its consequences decrease in older age?

Conclusions: SES disparities in the older age group were significant and large in absolute terms when considering more severe outcomes such as stroke dependency. These findings question the ability of universal health care systems to answer equitably the need of the aging population.

Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 5, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Grimaud, O., Roussel, P., Schnitzler, A., Demmer, R., Menvielle, G. Tags: Socioeconomic determinants Source Type: research