Stroke is a public-health problem that tends to affect poorer countries more and leaves richer countries with ballooning medical costs. Yet it is often preventable. By Zoë Corbyn.
Credit: Out of control: R. V. Krishnamurthi et al. Lancet Glob. Health 1, e259–e281 (2013). Lifestyle choices: M. J. O'Donnell, et al. Lancet 376, 112–123 (2010).
Credit: Deadly trends and Age concern: V. L. Feigin et al. Lancet 383, 245–255 (2014); World Health Organization; US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Financial times: B. Ovbiagele et al. Stroke 44, 2361–2375 (2013).
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Corbyn, Z. A growing global burden. Nature 510, S2–S3 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/510S2a
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