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Comment Hypertension in China: the gap between policy and practice
The high prevalence of hypertension in China is well known, with stroke being the most common cause of death and disability.1 Two large nationwide studies reported in The Lancet2,3 highlight that although the prevalence of hypertension in China is similar to that suggested in previous studies, it is simple deficiencies in the country's health system that make a large contribution to the disease burden. Both studies used data from the PEACE (Patient-Centred Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events) Million Persons Project (MPP), which enrolled 1 ·7 million adults aged 35–75 years from across China.
Source: LANCET - October 25, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Therese Hesketh, Xudong Zhou Tags: Comment Source Type: research

Correspondence Unmet challenges for rehabilitation after stroke in China
Stroke is an important public health problem in China, and is one of the leading causes of death and disability. About 2  500 000 people have a stroke in China every year, and 70–80% of patients lose the ability to perform routine activities and require care, resulting in an economic burden for both the country and their family.1 Japan has a similar incidence of stroke because of similar ancestry, but outcomes a fter stroke are better in Japan than in China. In Japan, 64·2% of young patients (age
Source: LANCET - July 7, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tetsuya Asakawa, Liang Zong, Liang Wang, Ying Xia, Hiroki Namba Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research