Burden of Stroke in Indigenous Western Australians | Zendy

Judith Katzenellenbogen | Zendy; Theo Vos | Zendy; Peter Somerford | Zendy; Stephen Begg | Zendy; James B. Semmens | Zendy; Jim Codde | Zendy

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Burden of Stroke in Indigenous Western Australians

Author(s) -

Judith Katzenellenbogen,

Theo Vos,

Peter Somerford,

Stephen Begg,

James B. Semmens,

Jim Codde

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.110.601799

Subject(s) - indigenous , medicine , stroke (engine) , incidence (geometry) , demography , population , gerontology , epidemiology , disease burden , mortality rate , burden of disease , psychological intervention , environmental health , surgery , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , ecology , physics , sociology , optics , biology , engineering

Despite the disproportionate burden of cardiovascular disease among indigenous Australians, information on stroke is sparse. This article documents the incidence and burden of stroke (in disability-adjusted life years) in indigenous and non-indigenous people in Western Australia (1997-2002), a state resident to 15% of indigenous Australians comprising 3.4% of the population of Western Australia.

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