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Review
. 2024 Jun;55(6):1680-1682.
doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.124.041733. Epub 2024 May 1.

Advances in the Understanding of Social Determinants of Health in Stroke

Roland Faigle  1   2 , Amytis Towfighi  3
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Advances in the Understanding of Social Determinants of Health in Stroke

Roland Faigle et al. Stroke. 2024 Jun.
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Keywords: health inequities; healthcare disparities; social determinants of health; socioeconomic factors; stroke.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosures Dr Towfighi reports grants from the American Heart Association, the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Dr Faigle reports no conflicts.

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The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke SDOH Framework for Addressing Health Disparities. Reproduced from Griffith DM, et. al, Neurology, 2023 (reprinted with permission).
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