Stroke Mortality Rates Vary in Local Communities in a Metropolitan Area Racial and Spatial Disparities and Correlates

摘要

Background and Purpose-For the past decade, stroke has held steady as one of the top 4 leading causes of death in the United States. Aggregated data provide information about how the country or individual states are faring with respect to stroke mortality, but disaggregation provides data that may facilitate targeted interventions and community engagement.