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

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

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 h...

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Main Authors: Abolfazl Avan, Hadi Digaleh, Mario Di Napoli, Saverio Stranges, Reza Behrouz, Golnaz Shojaeianbabaei, Amin Amiri, Reza Tabrizi, Naghmeh Mokhber, J. David Spence, Mahmoud Reza Azarpazhooh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Stroke
Cause of death
Global burden of disease
Global health
Non-communicable diseases
Public health practice
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1397-3

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