Association of Insurance Status with Stroke-Related Mortality and Long-term Survival after Stroke

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1924-1930

  McManus, Michael ^a,b   Ovbiagele, Bruce ^c   Markovic, Daniela ^d   Towfighi, Amytis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

insurance status; mortality; outcomes; prevention; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SELF REPORT; SURVIVOR; INSURANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STROKE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE, UNITED STATES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84938741120     PISSN: 10523057     EISSN: 15328511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.05.007     Document Type: Article

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