Rationale and Design of INTERSTROKE: A Global Case-Control Study of Risk Factors for Stroke

Martin O'Donnell,Denis Xavier,C. Diener,Ralph L. Sacco,Liu Lisheng,Hongye Zhang,P Pias,Thomas Truelsen,S L Chin,Sumathy Rangarajan,L DeVilliers,Albertino Damasceno,Charles Mondo,Fernando Lanas,Alvaro Avezum,Rafael Diaz,John Varigos,Graeme J. Hankey,Philip Teal,Moira K. Kapral,Danuta Ryglewicz,Anna Członkowska,Marta Skowrońska,Patricio López-Jaramillo,Tony Dans,Peter Langhorne,Salim Yusuf

Rationale and Design of INTERSTROKE: A Global Case-Control Study of Risk Factors for Stroke

2010

Stroke is a major global health problem. It is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability. INTERHEART, a global case-control study of acute myocardial infarction in 52

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Cause of death
Physical therapy
Epidemiology
Myocardial infarction
Case-control study
Medical emergency
Global health
Stroke
Medicine
Blood pressure
Diabetes mellitus

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