Socioeconomic Status and Care After Stroke: Results From the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network [Original Contributions]

Conclusions— Higher income is associated with improvements in some aspects of stroke care delivery. However, the magnitude of the care gap across income quintiles is small and is unlikely to account for the previously observed association between socioeconomic status and survival after stroke.

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Source: Stroke - January 18, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Huang, K., Khan, N., Kwan, A., Fang, J., Yun, L., Kapral, M. K. Tags: Health policy and outcome research, Compliance/Adherence, Secondary prevention, Acute Stroke Syndromes, Other Stroke Treatment - Medical Original Contributions Source Type: research