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Association between socioeconomic deprivation and functional impairment after stroke: the South London Stroke Register.
Stroke - 1 Mar 2015
Chen Ruoling, Crichton Siobhan, McKevitt Christopher, Rudd Anthony G, Sheldenkar Anita, Wolfe Charles D A
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Previous findings of the association between socioeconomic deprivation and functional impairment after stroke are inconsistent. There is a lack of data on long-term association. We assessed the association and differences by age, sex, prestroke comorbidities, and stroke phenotypes. METHODS: We examined data from the South London Stroke Register cohort of 1995 to 2011, recording all...
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