Socioeconomic differences in one-year survival after ischemic stroke: the effect of acute and post-acute care-pathways in a cohort study

• Main Authors: Valeria Belleudi (Author), Paolo Sciattella (Author), Nera Agabiti (Author), Mirko Di Martino (Author), Riccardo Di Domenicantonio (Author), Marina Davoli (Author), Danilo Fusco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The reasons for socioeconomic inequity in stroke mortality are not well understood. The aim of this study was to explore the role of ischemic stroke care-pathways on the association between education level and one-year survival after hospital admission. Methods Hospitalizations f...