Stroke Disparities: Large Global Problem That Must Be Addressed

doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.009533

Review

. 2015 Dec;46(12):3560-3.

doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.009533. Epub 2015 Oct 15.

Stroke Disparities: Large Global Problem That Must Be Addressed

Lewis B Morgenstern¹, Brett M Kissela²

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¹ From the Stroke Program, Departments of Neurology, Epidemiology, Emergency Medicine and Neurosurgery, The University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI (L.B.M.); and Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute, The University of Cincinnati, OH (B.M.K.). Lmorgens@umich.edu.
² From the Stroke Program, Departments of Neurology, Epidemiology, Emergency Medicine and Neurosurgery, The University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI (L.B.M.); and Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute, The University of Cincinnati, OH (B.M.K.).

PMID: 26470778
PMCID: PMC4659744
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.009533

Review

Stroke Disparities: Large Global Problem That Must Be Addressed

Lewis B Morgenstern et al. Stroke. 2015 Dec.

. 2015 Dec;46(12):3560-3.

doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.009533. Epub 2015 Oct 15.

Authors

Lewis B Morgenstern¹, Brett M Kissela²

Affiliations

¹ From the Stroke Program, Departments of Neurology, Epidemiology, Emergency Medicine and Neurosurgery, The University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI (L.B.M.); and Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute, The University of Cincinnati, OH (B.M.K.). Lmorgens@umich.edu.
² From the Stroke Program, Departments of Neurology, Epidemiology, Emergency Medicine and Neurosurgery, The University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI (L.B.M.); and Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute, The University of Cincinnati, OH (B.M.K.).

PMID: 26470778
PMCID: PMC4659744
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.009533

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Keywords: blood pressure; diet; hypertension; risk factors; stroke.

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[1] Brown DL, Boden-Albala B, Langa KM, Lisabeth LD, Fair M, Smith MA, et al. Projected costs of ischemic stroke in the United States. Neurology. 2006;67:1390–1395. - PubMed

[2] Brown DL, Boden-Albala B, Langa KM, Lisabeth LD, Fair M, Smith MA, et al. Projected costs of ischemic stroke in the United States. Neurology. 2006;67:1390–1395. - PubMed

[3] Wu SH, Woo J, Zhang XH. Worldwide socioeconomic status and stroke mortality: An ecological study. International journal for equity in health. 2013;12:42. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Wu SH, Woo J, Zhang XH. Worldwide socioeconomic status and stroke mortality: An ecological study. International journal for equity in health. 2013;12:42. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Tang X, Laskowitz DT, He L, Ostbye T, Bettger JP, Cao Y, et al. Neighborhood socioeconomic status and the prevalence of stroke and coronary heart disease in rural China: A population-based study. Int J Stroke. 2015;10:388–395. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Tang X, Laskowitz DT, He L, Ostbye T, Bettger JP, Cao Y, et al. Neighborhood socioeconomic status and the prevalence of stroke and coronary heart disease in rural China: A population-based study. Int J Stroke. 2015;10:388–395. - PMC - PubMed

[7] McNaughton H, Feigin V, Kerse N, Barber PA, Weatherall M, Bennett D, et al. Ethnicity and functional outcome after stroke. Stroke. 2011;42:960–964. - PubMed

[8] McNaughton H, Feigin V, Kerse N, Barber PA, Weatherall M, Bennett D, et al. Ethnicity and functional outcome after stroke. Stroke. 2011;42:960–964. - PubMed

[9] Bhopal RS, Bansal N, Fischbacher CM, Brown H, Capewell S, Scottish H. Ethnic variations in the incidence and mortality of stroke in the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage study of 4.65 million people. European journal of preventive cardiology. 2012;19:1503–1508. - PubMed

[10] Bhopal RS, Bansal N, Fischbacher CM, Brown H, Capewell S, Scottish H. Ethnic variations in the incidence and mortality of stroke in the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage study of 4.65 million people. European journal of preventive cardiology. 2012;19:1503–1508. - PubMed

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