Socioeconomic status and stroke incidence, prevalence, mortality, and worldwide burden: an ecological analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Avan, Abolfazl; Digaleh, Hadi; Di Napoli, Mario; Stranges, Saverio; Behrouz, Réza; Shojaeianbabaei, Golnaz; Amiri, Amin; Tabrizi, Reza; Mokhber, Naghmeh; David Spence, J.; Reza Azarpazhooh, Mahmoud

doi:10.1186/s12916-019-1397-3

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Socioeconomic status and stroke incidence, prevalence, mortality, and worldwide burden: an ecological analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

Published in BMC Medicine • Oct 24, 2019

Authors:

Abolfazl Avan

Hadi Digaleh

Mario Di Napoli

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with stroke incidence and mortality. Distribution of stroke risk factors is changing worldwide; evidence on these trends is crucial to the allocation of resources for prevention strategies to tackle major modifiable risk factors with the highest i...

Subject

Medicine

Stroke (engine)

Socioeconomic status

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