Geographic Variations of Stroke Incidence in Chinese Communities: An 18-Year Prospective Cohort Study from 1997 to 2015

Background and Purpose As a leading cause of disability and death in China, stroke as well as its epidemiologic features have gained increasing attention. Prior studies, however, have overgeneralized the north-to-south gradient in China. Whether the differences exist across urban and rural areas rem...

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Main Authors: Fan Xia, Xuexin Yu, Yunke Li, Yuqi Chen, Wei Zhang, Chao You, Xin Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Stroke Society 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Stroke
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Online Access:http://www.j-stroke.org/upload/pdf/jos-2020-02383.pdf