[Articles] Global and regional burden of stroke during 1990–2010: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

Although age-standardised rates of stroke mortality have decreased worldwide in the past two decades, the absolute number of people who have a stroke every year, stroke survivors, related deaths, and the overall global burden of stroke (DALYs lost) are great and increasing. Further study is needed to improve understanding of stroke determinants and burden worldwide, and to establish causes of disparities and changes in trends in stroke burden between countries of different income levels.

Source: LANCET - January 17, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Valery L Feigin, Mohammad H Forouzanfar, Rita Krishnamurthi, George A Mensah, Myles Connor, Derrick A Bennett, Andrew E Moran, Ralph L Sacco, Laurie Anderson, Thomas Truelsen, Martin O'Donnell, Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, Suzanne Barker-Collo, Carle Tags: Articles Source Type: research