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Stroke Mortality and Stroke Hospitalizations: Racial Differences and Similarities in the Geographic Patterns of High Burden Communities Among Older Adults

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The 2 maps show the top quartiles of county-level race-specific stroke death rates (Map A) and hospitalization rates (Map B) among Black and White adults aged ≥65 years during 2018-2020.Source: The Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke (4).The opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions.

Source: Preventing Chronic Disease

DOI: 10.5888/pcd21.230339

Authors: Kirsten Evans, Michele Casper, Linda Schieb, David DeLara, Adam S. Vaughan

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Language: English

Topic: Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention