Disparities in acute stroke severity, outcomes, and care relative to health insurance status

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Gezmu, Tefera ^a   Gizzi, Martin S ^b   Kirmani, Jawad F ^b   Schneider, Dona ^b   Moussavi, Mohammad ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disease; health services research; insurance status; length of stay; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNDING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REHABILITATION CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INSURANCE STATUS; LENGTH OF STAY; STROKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893365548     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2013.08.027     Document Type: Article

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