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. 2017 May 25;376(21):2089-2090.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1616085.

Racial Disparities in Risks of Stroke

Wilson Nadruz Jr  1 , Brian Claggett  2 , Mir Henglin  2 , Amil M Shah  2 , Hicham Skali  2 , Wayne D Rosamond  3 , Aaron R Folsom  4 , Scott D Solomon  5 , Susan Cheng  5
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Racial Disparities in Risks of Stroke

Wilson Nadruz Jr et al. N Engl J Med. .
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Figure 1. Contributions of Vascular Risk Factors to the Incidence of Stroke According to White or Black Race, 1990 to 2010
The rank order of risk factors from top to bottom is based on average values. Risk factors with similar values for population attributable risk have switched positions of influence at different time points. The height of each bar is proportional to the value for population attributable risk for a risk factor at each time point.
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