Under-prescribing of Prevention Drugs and Primary Prevention of Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack in UK General Practice: A Retrospective Analysis.

<h4>Background</h4>Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability; worldwide it is estimated that 16.9 million people have a first stroke each year. Lipid-lowering, anticoagulant, and antihypertensive drugs can prevent strokes, but may be underused.<h4>Methods and findings</h...

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Published in:	PLoS Medicine
Main Authors:	Grace M Turner, Melanie Calvert, Max G Feltham, Ronan Ryan, David Fitzmaurice, K K Cheng, Tom Marshall
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-11-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002169