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

BACKGROUND: In the context of an epidemiologic transition in South Africa, in which cardiovascular disease is increasing, little is known about the stroke burden, particularly morbidity in rural populations. Risk factors for stroke are high, with hypertension prevalence of more than 50%. Accurate, u...

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Autores principales: Maredza, Mandy, Bertram, Melanie Y, Tollman, Stephen M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4396076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25880843
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-015-0311-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4396076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25880843
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-015-0311-7

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