title: The epidemiology of stroke in Mississippi and the United States.
abstract: Given current trends, Mississippi will not come close to meeting the National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for the Year 2000 for reducing stroke mortality (Table). Without major population-based public health initiatives, stroke will remain a leading cause of morbidity, disability, and mortality and a major source of health care costs in the state for the foreseeable future.
authors.affiliation: Office of Community Health Services, Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson 39215-1700, USA. apenman@msdh.state.ms.us
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Penman
mesh_terms: D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008922:Mississippi / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology