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2008 Atlas of Stroke Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries

The Atlas of Stroke Hospitalizations among Medicare Beneficiaries is the fifth in a series of CDC atlases related to cardiovascular disease. It was developed in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and includes county-level maps of stroke hospitalizations by stroke-subtype, race/ethnicity, discharge status, and co-morbidity. Maps of hospital facilities and stroke specialists are also included. In this section you can:

View/download the Atlas of Stroke Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries in PDF format, and order a hard copy of the Atlas.
View interactive state maps of the burden of heart disease hospitalizations among Medicare beneficiaries.

Suggested Citation

Casper ML, Nwaise IA, Croft JB, Nilasena DS. Atlas of Stroke Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 2008.

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Cover	PDF [285K]
Forword/Table of Contents	PDF [110K]
Introduction	PDF [131K]
Section One: National Patterns of Stroke Hospitalizations	PDF [1M]
Section Two: Maps of Stroke Hospitalizations, by Subtype and Race/Ethnicity	PDF [21M]
Section Three: Maps of Stroke Hospitalizations by Discharge Status and Race/Ethnicity	PDF [35M]
Section Four: Maps of Stroke Hospitalizations with Selected Comorbidities, by Race/Etchnicity	PDF [16M]
Section Five: Maps of Hospitals and Stroke Specialists	PDF [8M]
Section Six: Maps of Hospital Charges for Stroke Hospitalizations	PDF [2.7M]
Section Seven: Maps At-a-Glance	PDF [77M]
Appendix A: State Tables	PDF [831K]
Appendix B: Technical Notes and Methods	PDF [432K]
Appendix C: Resources	PDF [178K]