Open AccessIs There a Stroke Belt in China and Why?
Author(s) -
Gelin Xu,
Minmin Ma,
Xinfeng Liu,
Graeme J. Hankey
Publication year - 2013
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.113.001238
Subject(s) - stroke (engine) , medicine , incidence (geometry) , china , demography , population , beijing , overweight , environmental health , geography , body mass index , mechanical engineering , physics , archaeology , sociology , optics , engineering
In 1960s, a stroke belt with high stroke mortality was discovered in the southeast United States. In China, where stroke is the leading cause of death, we aimed to determine whether a focal region of high stroke incidence (stroke belt) exits and, if so, the possible causal and modifiable factors.
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