Socioeconomic disparities in first stroke incidence, quality of care, and survival: a nationwide registry-based cohort study of 44 million adults in England

• Main Authors: Benjamin D Bray, MD (Author), Lizz Paley, MSc (Author), Alex Hoffman, MSc (Author), Martin James, FRCP (Author), Patrick Gompertz, FRCP (Author), Charles D A Wolfe, ProfFRCP (Author), Harry Hemingway, ProfFRCP (Author), Anthony G Rudd, ProfFRCP (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: We aimed to estimate socioeconomic disparities in the incidence of hospitalisation for first-ever stroke, quality of care, and post-stroke survival for the adult population of England. Methods: In this cohort study, we obtained data collected by a nationwide register on patients...