Absolute stroke mortality burden for non-Hispanic non-Latino whites was disproportionately higher than expected simply based on the US population in 2001

• Published in: Stroke (1970) Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. e48 - e49
• Main Author: Fields, Larry E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2005
• Subjects: European Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Stroke - ethnology; Stroke - mortality; United States; United States

The absolute burden of stroke is a major determinant of health care costs and should also be considered when developing and implementing effective health policy. This study evaluated the impact of specific racial-ethnic categorization on absolute stroke mortality burden and population percentages. I...