Journal article
Global, Regional, and Country-Specific Lifetime Risks of Stroke, 1990 and 2016
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The lifetime risk of stroke has been calculated in a limited number of selected populations. We sought to estimate the lifetime risk of stroke at the regional, country, and global level using data from a comprehensive study of the prevalence of major diseases.
METHODS: We used the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2016 estimates of stroke incidence and the competing risks of death from any cause other than stroke to calculate the …
Authors
Feigin VL; Nguyen G; Cercy K; Johnson CO; Alam T; Parmar PG; Abajobir AA; Abate KH; Abd-Allah F; Abejie AN
Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 379, No. 25, pp. 2429–2437
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
December 20, 2018
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa1804492
ISSN
0028-4793