Informing Policy for Reducing Stroke Health Disparities from the Experience of African-American Male Stroke Survivors.

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Published in J Racial Ethn Health Disparities on October 20, 2015

Authors

Adam Perzynski1,2, Carol Blixen3,4, Jamie Cage3, Kari Colón-Zimmermann3, Martha Sajatovic3,5

Author Affiliations

1: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA. adam.perzynski@case.edu.
2: Center for Health Care Research and Policy, The MetroHealth System, 2500 MetroHealth Dr. R225A, Cleveland, OH, 44109, USA. adam.perzynski@case.edu.
3: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
4: Center for Health Care Research and Policy, The MetroHealth System, 2500 MetroHealth Dr. R225A, Cleveland, OH, 44109, USA.
5: University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, USA.

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