Comparison of Ischemic Stroke Outcomes and Patient and Hospital Characteristics by Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status [Original Contributions]
Conclusions—
Risk-adjusted inpatient mortality was similar among patients by race/ethnicity but higher among patients from lower income areas. However, this pattern was not evident in sensitivity analyses, including the use of mechanical ventilation as a partial surrogate for stroke severity.
Source: Stroke - Category: Neurology Authors: Hanchate, A. D., Schwamm, L. H., Huang, W., Hylek, E. M. Tags: Health policy and outcome research, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Epidemiology Original Contributions Source Type: research