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Sep 2026
Beyond the Hospital: Spatial Inequality and Structural Divergence in Stroke Mortality Across the United States (2020-2024)
Background: Stroke is a time-critical cerebrovascular emergency where survival depends heavily on rapid prehospital recognition and transport. While in-hospital acute stroke care has advanced significantly, the structural distribution of where stroke deaths occur, particularly out-of-hospital, remains a critical blind...
C. Acosta-Batista, Sirley Sibello Deustua, Marisleydis Perez Santiago et al.
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