Vulnerabilities to Health Disparities and Statin Use in the REGARDS (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) Study

Vulnerabilities to Health Disparities and Statin Use in the REGARDS (Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) Study

BackgroundStatins may be underutilized in certain vulnerable populations, but the effect of cumulative vulnerabilities within 1 individual is not well described. We sought to determine the likelihood of receiving statins with an increasing number of vulnerabilities in an individual, after controllin...

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Main Authors: Praful Schroff, Christopher M. Gamboa, Raegan W. Durant, Asikhame Oikeh, Joshua S. Richman, Monika M. Safford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cumulative
health disparities
health insurance
health services research
race and ethnicity
statin
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.005449

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