Racial and Ethnic Differences in Postacute Rehabilitation Outcomes After Stroke in the United States
Author(s) -
Kenneth J. Ottenbacher,
Joanna Campbell,
YongFang Kuo,
Anne Deutsch,
Glenn V. Ostir,
Carl V. Granger
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.107.501254
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , stroke (engine) , rehabilitation , incidence (geometry) , demography , race (biology) , retrospective cohort study , gerontology , physical therapy , engineering , biology , mechanical engineering , physics , botany , optics , sociology , anthropology
Incidence, prevalence, and mortality for stroke vary by race and ethnicity with higher rates for blacks compared with non-Hispanic whites. Little information is available regarding differences in postacute care outcomes for racial and ethnic groups after a stroke.
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