Evaluation of Social Status as a Contributing Factor to the Stroke Belt Region of the United States
- 1 May 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Stroke
- Vol. 28 (5) , 936-940
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.28.5.936
Abstract
Background and Purpose The southeastern United States has stroke mortality rates above the national average. The causes for this excess mortality are unknown; however, lower socioeconomic status (S...Keywords
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