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Estimating the potential impact fraction of hypertension as the main risk factor of stroke: Application of the distribution shift method

Few published studies have assessed the impact of quantitative risk factors such as high blood pressure on stroke. The aim of this study was to quantify the potential impact fraction (PIF) of hypertension on stroke in Hamadan Province, western Iran. Avoidable burden of stroke associated with high bl...

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Autores principales: Biderafsh, Azam, Karami, Manoochehr, Faradmal, Javad, Poorolajal, Jalal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Atlantis Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7320525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26231399
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jegh.2014.11.002