Global and regional effects of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with acute stroke in 32 countries (INTERSTROKE): a case-control study

Background Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. We sought to quantify the importance of potentially modifiable risk factors for stroke in different regions of the world, and in key populations and primary pathological subtypes of st...

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Published in:The Lancet
Main Author: O'Donnell M.J.; Chin S.L.; Rangarajan S.; Xavier D.; Liu L.; Zhang H.; Rao-Melacini P.; Zhang X.; Pais P.; Agapay S.; Lopez-Jaramillo P.; Damasceno A.; Langhorne P.; McQueen M.J.; Rosengren A.; Dehghan M.; Hankey G.J.; Dans A.L.; Elsayed A.; Avezum A.; Mondo C.; Diener H.-C.; Ryglewicz D.; Czlonkowska A.; Pogosova N.; Weimar C.; Iqbal R.; Diaz R.; Yusoff K.; Yusufali A.; Oguz A.; Wang X.; Penaherrera E.; Lanas F.; Ogah O.S.; Ogunniyi A.; Iversen H.K.; Malaga G.; Rumboldt Z.; Oveisgharan S.; Al Hussain F.; Magazi D.; Nilanont Y.; Ferguson J.; Pare G.; Yusuf S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lancet Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84991666872&doi=10.1016%2fS0140-6736%2816%2930506-2&partnerID=40&md5=fd7c8cd4abc0a17a1edfeea6dd3db36e