Stroke risk factors in an incident population in urban and rural Tanzania: a prospective, community-based, case-control study

• Main Authors: Prof. Richard W Walker, MD (Author), Ahmed Jusabani, MD (Author), Eric Aris, MD (Author), William K Gray, PhD (Author), Prof. Nigel Unwin, DM (Author), Mark Swai, MD (Author), Prof. George Alberti, PhD (Author), Ferdinand Mugusi, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The burden of stroke on health systems in low-income and middle-income countries is increasing. However, high-quality data for modifiable stroke risk factors in sub-Saharan Africa are scarce, with no community-based, case-control studies previously published. We aimed to identify risk fa...