Where to Focus Efforts to Reduce the Black–White Disparity in Stroke Mortality

Stroke8.30
Volume: 47, Issue: 7, Pages: 1893 - 1898
Published: Jul 1, 2016
Abstract
Background and Purpose— At age 45 years, blacks have a stroke mortality ≈3× greater than their white counterparts, with a declining disparity at older ages. We assess whether this black–white disparity in stroke mortality is attributable to a black–white disparity in stroke incidence versus a disparity in case fatality. Methods— We first assess if black–white differences in stroke mortality within 29 681 participants in the Reasons for...
Paper Details
Title
Where to Focus Efforts to Reduce the Black–White Disparity in Stroke Mortality
Published Date
Jul 1, 2016
Journal
Volume
47
Issue
7
Pages
1893 - 1898
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