Prevalence, Incidence, and Mortality of Stroke in China

Wang, Wenzhi; Jiang, Bin; Sun, Haixin; Ru, Xiaojuan; Sun, Dongling; Wang, Linhong; Wang, Limin; Jiang, Yong; Li, Yichong; Wang, Yilong; Chen, Zhenghong; Wu, Shengping; Zhang, Yazhuo; Wang, David; Wang, Yongjun; L. Feigin, Valery

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.116.025250

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Prevalence, Incidence, and Mortality of Stroke in China

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Wenzhi Wang

Bin Jiang

Haixin Sun

Abstract

Background: China bears the biggest stroke burden in the world. However, little is known about the current prevalence, incidence, and mortality of stroke at the national level, and the trend in the past 30 years. Methods: In 2013, a nationally representative door-to-door survey was conducted in 155 ...

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