D.C. study probes disparities in stroke treatment

Jul 2 2011

The Washington Post: Study In D.C. Hospitals Identifies Factors For Disparity In Stroke Treatment For Blacks
Blacks hospitalized for strokes in the District are one-third as likely as whites to receive lifesaving treatment, according to a study that seeks to understand racial disparities in treatment. The findings, published online Thursday in the journal Stroke, offer a detailed look at the problem in a predominantly black urban population (Sun, 6/30).

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.orgThis article was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent news service, is a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health care policy research organization unaffiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

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