Burden of stroke in China.
Stroke is second leading cause of death in China, however, there are very few data available in the English literature to reflect the burden. We summarize the current epidemiological trends and estimate of the burden of stroke in recent reports available in Chinese.
Wang
Yi Long
YL
Department of Neurology, Tiantan Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. yilong528@gmail.com
Wu
Di
D
Liao
Xiaoling
X
Zhang
Wei
W
Zhao
Xingquan
X
Wang
Yong Jun
YJ
D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology