Age and Sex Disparities in Discharge Statin Prescribing in the Stroke Belt: Evidence From the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study

BACKGROUND: Stroke is a costly and debilitating disease that disproportionately affects blacks. Despite the efficacy of statins, evidence suggests racial disparities may exist in statin prescribing. METHODS AND RESULTS: We analyzed discharge medications for participants hospitalized for an ischemic...

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Autores principales: Albright, Karen C., Howard, Virginia J., Howard, George, Muntner, Paul, Bittner, Vera, Safford, Monika M., Boehme, Amelia K., Rhodes, J. David, Beasley, T. Mark, Judd, Suzanne E., McClure, Leslie A., Limdi, Nita, Blackburn, Justin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28768644
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.005523

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