Stroke in South Asia: A Systematic Review of Epidemiologic Literature from 1980 to 2010 | Zendy

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Stroke in South Asia: A Systematic Review of Epidemiologic Literature from 1980 to 2010

Author(s) -

Ambar Kulshreshtha,

Laurie Anderson,

Abhinav Goyal,

Nora L. Keenan

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

neuroepidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.217

H-Index - 87

eISSN - 1423-0208

pISSN - 0251-5350

DOI - 10.1159/000336230

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , epidemiology , population , incidence (geometry) , mortality rate , environmental health , demography , surgery , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , sociology , engineering

Globally 15 million people have an acute stroke every year and one third of them die secondary to stroke events. Most research on stroke prevention and treatment is done in developed countries, yet more than 85% of strokes occur in developing countries. In particular, stroke remains an underrecognized cause of death and disability in South Asia.

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