6. Different strokes for different folks: The Toronto Chinese-Canadian stroke epidemiology study – 1990–2010

IntroductionIt has been recognized in the past few decades that different ethnic groups living in Canada may have different stroke patterns and epidemiology.MethodsTwo retrospective case-controlled studies were carried out between 1990 and 2000 to study the stroke characteristics and epidemiology of Chinese-Canadians living in Toronto. Statistical analysis was carried out by the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences. A further smaller scale …