Global and regional burden of first-ever ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke during 1990-2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

• Main Authors: Rita V Krishnamurthi, PhD (Author), Prof. Valery L Feigin, MD (Author), Prof. Mohammad H Forouzanfar, MD (Author), George A Mensah, MD (Author), Myles Connor, MBBCh (Author), Derrick A Bennett, PhD (Author), Prof. Andrew E Moran, MD (Author), Prof. Ralph L Sacco, MD (Author), Laurie M Anderson, PhD (Author), Thomas Truelsen, MD (Author), Prof. Martin O'Donnell, PhD (Author), Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, MBBS (Author), Prof. Suzanne Barker-Collo, PhD (Author), Carlene M M Lawes, MBChB (Author), Wenzhi Wang, PhD (Author), Yukito Shinohara, MD (Author), Emma Witt, MSc (Author), Prof. Majid Ezzati, PhD (Author), Prof. Mohsen Naghavi, MD (Author), Prof. Christopher Murray, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The burden of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke varies between regions and over time. With differences in prognosis, prevalence of risk factors, and treatment strategies, knowledge of stroke pathological type is important for targeted region-specific health-care planning for stroke and c...