Disease burden of stroke in rural South Africa: an estimate of incidence, mortality and disability adjusted life years

Conclusions: This study provides the first estimates of stroke burden in terms of incidence, and disability in rural South Africa. High YLL and DALYs lost amongst the rural populations demand urgent measures for preventing and mitigating impacts of stroke. Longitudinal surveillance sites provide a platform through which a changing stroke burden can be monitored in rural South Africa.
Source: BMC Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research