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1. Epidemiology of Stroke in Young Adults: Race/Ethnic Differences.............................................................. 1
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Epidemiology of Stroke in Young Adults: Race/Ethnic Differences
Author: Chong, Ji Y; Sacco, Ralph L

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Abstract: Issue Title: Special Issue: Stroke in Young Adults
Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability in the United States. Stroke
incidence is clearly associated with advancing age. Although younger adults are at lower risk, stroke in this
population has a particularly high public health impact because of associated indirect costs, such as longer
years of lost productivity.
There have been many epidemiological studies addressing race ethnic differences in overall stroke incidence
and mortality, but few specifically examining these differences in the young adult population. There is evidence
that race ethnic differences may have a greater effect on stroke incidence and mortality in young adults. An
understanding of these differences may help better identify high risk populations and focus preventative
strategies. Furthermore, analysis of race/ethnic differences in stroke subtypes may help clarify mechanisms of
stroke in young adults and potential race-ethnic differences in early stroke risk factors.
MeSH: Adolescent, Adult, African Americans -- statistics & numerical data, Age Factors, Brain Ischemia --
ethnology, Cerebral Hemorrhage -- ethnology, European Continental Ancestry Group -- statistics & numerical
data, Hispanic Americans -- statistics & numerical data, Humans, Incidence, Minority Groups -- statistics &
numerical data, Risk Factors, Stroke -- economics, Stroke -- ethnology, United States -- epidemiology, Brain
Ischemia -- epidemiology (major), Cerebral Hemorrhage -- epidemiology (major), Stroke -- epidemiology (major)
Publication title: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis
Volume: 20
Issue: 2
Pages: 77-83
Publication year: 2005
Publication date: Oct 2005
Year: 2005
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Country of publication: Netherlands
Publication subject: Medical Sciences--Cardiovascular Diseases
ISSN: 09295305
Source type: Scholarly Journals
Language of publication: English
Document type: Journal Article
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11239-005-3201-9
Accession number: 16205856
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ProQuest document ID: 220375750
Document URL: http://search.proquest.com/docview/220375750?accountid=50673
Copyright: Springer Science + Business Media, Inc. 2005
Last updated: 2014-04-30
Database: ProQuest Medical Library
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