TY - JOUR
T1 - Racial, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities in acute stroke care in the United States
AU - O'Carroll, Cumara B.
AU - Demaerschalk, Bart M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2021 American Academy of Neurology.
PY - 2021/12/7
Y1 - 2021/12/7
N2 - Despite a new era of acute stroke interventions, barriers to stroke care persist in the United States and fall along racial and ethnic lines. People of color are less likely to be evaluated, diagnosed, and treated in a timely fashion, resulting in higher stroke morbidity and mortality.1 In considering racial and ethnic disparities in stroke care, it is crucial to recognize the wide-ranging socioeconomic and geographic factors that directly influence access to care, especially at high-volume stroke centers. Once we develop a broader understanding of the effect of disparities on acute stroke care, we can systematically and comprehensively address these factors.
AB - Despite a new era of acute stroke interventions, barriers to stroke care persist in the United States and fall along racial and ethnic lines. People of color are less likely to be evaluated, diagnosed, and treated in a timely fashion, resulting in higher stroke morbidity and mortality.1 In considering racial and ethnic disparities in stroke care, it is crucial to recognize the wide-ranging socioeconomic and geographic factors that directly influence access to care, especially at high-volume stroke centers. Once we develop a broader understanding of the effect of disparities on acute stroke care, we can systematically and comprehensively address these factors.
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U2 - 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012940
DO - 10.1212/WNL.0000000000012940
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34649877
AN - SCOPUS:85120631875
SN - 0028-3878
VL - 97
SP - 1059
EP - 1060
JO - Neurology
JF - Neurology
IS - 23
ER -