The burden of stroke in Africa: a glance at the present and a glimpse into the future: review article

Owolabi, Mayowa; N Akarolo-Anthony, Sally; Akinyemi, Rufus; K. Arnett, Donna; Gebregziabher, Mulugeta; Jenkins, Carolyn; K. Tiwari, Hemant; Arulogun, Oyedunni; Akpalu, Albert; Sarfo, FS; Obiako, Reginald; Owolabi, Lukman; William Coleman Sagoe, Kwamena; Sylvia Melikam, Ezinne; M Adeoye, A; Lackland, Dan; Ovbiagele, Bruce

doi:10.5830/cvja-2015-038

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The burden of stroke in Africa: a glance at the present and a glimpse into the future: review article

Published in Cardiovascular journal of South Africa/Cardiovascular journal of Southern Africa • Apr 30, 2015

Authors:

Mayowa Owolabi

Sally N Akarolo-Anthony

Rufus Akinyemi

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Information on the current burden of stroke in Africa is limited. The aim of this review was to comprehensively examine the current and projected burden of stroke in Africa. METHODS: We systematically reviewed the available literature (PubMed and AJOL) from January 1960 and June 2014 on s...

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Stroke (engine)

Medicine

Case fatality rate

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