Awareness, Treatment and Control of Hypertension, Diabetes and Hyperlipidemia and Area-Level Mortality Regions for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study
Author: Shuaib, Faisal
Date Published: 2012
Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) receive extra federal resources, but recent reports suggest that HPSA may not consistently identify areas of need. The purpose of this study was to assess areas of need based on county-level ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke mortality regions.