A workshop was held September 27 through 29, 1999, to address issues relating to national
trends in mortality and morbidity from cardiovascular diseases; the apparent slowing of …

ContextPrior estimates of long-term trends in the incidence and severity of stroke have
varied; trends in lifetime risk have not been reported. ObjectiveTo determine long-term …

Background and Purpose This report compares stroke incidence, case fatality, and mortality
rates during the first years of the WHO MONICA Project in 16 European and 2 Asian …

Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) is a
multinational collaborative research study with> 10,000 collaborators around the world. GBD …

Executive summary For the full version of this paper go To: Timmis A, Townsend N, Gale CP,
et al. European Society of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2019 [published …

Background Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. We describe trends in the
incidence, outcomes, and risk factors for stroke in the US Medicare population from 1988 to …

Background and Purpose—Stroke mortality rates declined for much of the second half of the
20th century, but recent trends and their relation to other organ-and disease-specific causes …

On the basis of the GBD (Global Burden of Disease) 2013 Study, this article provides an
overview of the global, regional, and country-specific burden of stroke by sex and age …

Background and Purpose—Stroke is a leading cause of disability, cognitive impairment, and
death in the United States and accounts for 1.7% of national health expenditures. Because …

Statistical analyses are a crucial component of the biomedical research process and are
necessary to draw inferences from biomedical research data. The application of sound …