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. 2020 Sep;22(3):396-399.
doi: 10.5853/jos.2020.00878. Epub 2020 Aug 10.

Long-Term Trends in Ischemic Stroke Incidence and Risk Factors: Perspectives from an Asian Stroke Registry

Benjamin Y Q Tan  1   2 , Joshua T C Tan  1 , Dawn Cheah  2 , Huili Zheng  3 , Pin Pin Pek  4 , Deidre A De Silva  5 , Aftab Ahmad  6 , Bernard P L Chan  1 , Hui Meng Chang  5 , Keng He Kong  7 , Sherry H Young  8 , Kok Foo Tang  9 , Tian Ming Tu  7 , Leonard Leong-Litt Yeo  1   2 , Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian  10 , Andrew F W Ho  4   11 , Marcus Eng Hock Ong  4   12
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Long-Term Trends in Ischemic Stroke Incidence and Risk Factors: Perspectives from an Asian Stroke Registry

Benjamin Y Q Tan et al. J Stroke. 2020 Sep.
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Figure 1.
Prevalence of risk factors for acute ischemic stroke over time. *This is shown as a % of the stroke population.
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