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Original Contributions Stroke in Blacks
In an attempt to answer unresolved questions and to suggest directions for future research concerning stroke in black populations, data from the National Center for Health Statistics were examined and published studies were reviewed. Stroke was the third leading cause of death among U.S. blacks in 1982, accounting for 18,698 deaths, 8.25% of the total. Black men aged 35-74 years were 2.5 times ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.19.1.1