Risk factors for ischaemic and intracerebral haemorrhagic stroke in 22 countries (the INTERSTROKE study): A case-control study

Background The contribution of various risk factors to the burden of stroke worldwide is unknown, particularly in countries of low and middle income. We aimed to establish the association of known and emerging risk factors with stroke and its primary subtypes, assess the contribution of these risk f...

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Published in:The Lancet
Main Author: O'Donnell M.J.; Denis X.; Liu L.; Zhang H.; Chin S.L.; Rao-Melacini P.; Rangarajan S.; Islam S.; Pais P.; McQueen M.J.; Mondo C.; Damasceno A.; Lopez-Jaramillo P.; Hankey G.J.; Dans A.L.; Yusoff K.; Truelsen T.; Diener H.-C.; Sacco R.L.; Ryglewicz D.; Czlonkowska A.; Weimar C.; Wang X.; Yusuf S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2010
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77955014011&doi=10.1016%2fS0140-6736%2810%2960834-3&partnerID=40&md5=0dc5604ea6b445cd449c60d7734f5ee2