Abstract
In 2016, the global lifetime risk of stroke from the age of 25 years onward was approximately 25% among both men and women. There was geographic variation in the lifetime risk of stroke, with the highest risks in East Asia, Central Europe, and Eastern Europe. (Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.).
Keywords
Stroke (engine)BusinessGeographyEngineering
MeSH Terms
AdultAge DistributionAgedAged80 and overCause of DeathFemaleGlobal Burden of DiseaseGlobal HealthHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedRiskSex DistributionSocioeconomic FactorsStroke
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(2018).
Global, Regional, and Country-Specific Lifetime Risks of Stroke, 1990 and 2016.
New England Journal of Medicine
, 379
(25)
, 2429-2437.
https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1804492
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- DOI
- 10.1056/nejmoa1804492
- PMID
- 30575491
- PMCID
- PMC6247346