Addressing Disparities in Stroke Prevention for Atrial Fibrillation: Educational Opportunities

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 337-348

  Karcher, Rachel ^a   Berman, Adam E ^a   Gross, Hartmut ^a   Hess, David C ^a   Jauch, Edward C ^b   Viser, Paul E ^c   Solenski, Nina J ^d   Wolf, Andrew M D ^d  

^a Med IQ   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; disparities; medical education; stroke prevention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84977594703     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860615577971     Document Type: Article

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