Identifying and assessing the impact of key neighborhood-level determinants on geographic variation in stroke: a machine learning and multilevel modeling approach

Abstract Background Stroke is a chronic cardiovascular disease that puts major stresses on U.S. health and economy. The prevalence of stroke exhibits a strong geographical pattern at the state-level, where a cluster of southern states with a substantially higher prevalence of stroke has been called...

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Main Authors: Jiayi Ji, Liangyuan Hu, Bian Liu, Yan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09766-3