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Disparities research in neurology: an urgent need

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Differences in the frequencies of physician and emergency-room visits and hospitalizations across socioeconomic and ethnic groups may lead to poor health outcomes in disadvantaged populations. Analyzing the causes and implementing interventions to redress such disparities is a high priority in the US, but neurology lags behind other clinical specialties in this research.

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  1. Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Barbara G. Vickrey

  2. Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Martin F. Shapiro

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Vickrey, B., Shapiro, M. Disparities research in neurology: an urgent need. Nat Rev Neurol 5, 184–185 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2009.30

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