Background—Prior studies suggest differences in stroke care associated with race/ethnicity.
We sought to determine whether such differences existed in a population of black, Hispanic …

Bhandari VK, Kushel M, Price L, Schillinger D. Racial disparities in outcomes of inpatient
stroke rehabilitation. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether race is associated with outcomes of …

Background and Purpose—An excess incidence of strokes among blacks versus whites has
been shown, but data on disparities related to Hispanic ethnicity remain limited. This study …

Abstract Introduction and Goal: Stroke is a serious health condition that disproportionally
affects African-Americans relative to non-Hispanic whites. In the absence of clearly defined …

Background and Purpose—Stroke risk factors have been determined in large part through
epidemiological studies in white cohorts; as a result, race-ethnic disparities in stroke …

Background and Purpose—Some prior studies have shown that racial disparities exist in
intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) use for acute ischemic stroke. We sought to …

Abstract The US Black (African-American) population has a higher stroke incidence and
mortality than the US White population. This article reviews the English language literature …

Objective: While black‐white and regional disparities in US stroke mortality rates are well
documented, the contribution of disparities in stroke incidence is unknown. We provide …

Background Previous research has indicated that women and blacks have worse outcomes
after acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Little research has been done to investigate the combined …

Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability
worldwide. Though the burden of stroke worldwide seems to have declined in the past three …