Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and mortality after stroke

Conclusion:
Living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with higher mortality hazard at 1 year following an incident stroke. Further work is needed to understand the structural and social characteristics of neighborhoods that may contribute to mortality in the year after a stroke and the pathways through which these characteristics operate.

Source: Neurology - February 4, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Brown, A. F., Liang, L.-J., Vassar, S. D., Merkin, S. S., Longstreth, W. T., Ovbiagele, B., Yan, T., Escarce, J. J. Tags: Other cerebrovascular disease/ Stroke ARTICLE Source Type: research