Trends in Mortality from Stroke in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1979-2015

• Main Authors: Álvaro Soto (Author), Francisco Guillén-Grima (Author), Gladys Morales (Author), Sergio Muñoz (Author), Inés Aguinaga-Ontoso (Author), Jairo Vanegas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Stroke is the second largest single cause of death and disability in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). There have been large overall declines in stroke mortality rates in most LAC countries in recent decades. Objective: To analyze trends in mortality caused by stroke in LAC countrie...