Race and income disparity in ischemic stroke care: Nationwide inpatient sample database, 2002 to 2008

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-24

  Kimball, Matthew M ^a   Neal, Dan ^b   Waters, Michael F ^a,b   Hoh, Brian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital charges; ischemic stroke; length of hospitalization; socioeconomic; thrombolytic

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE;

HOSPITAL CHARGES; ISCHEMIC STROKE; LENGTH OF HOSPITALIZATION; SOCIOECONOMIC; THROMBOLYTIC;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCOME; INPATIENTS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENTS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891778833     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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