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Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Stroke pp 3–14Cite as

Epidemiology of Stroke

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Abbreviations

AF:

Atrial Fibrillation

DALYs:

Disability Adjusted Life Years

ICH:

Intracerebral Hemorrhagic Stroke

SAH:

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

TIA:

Transient Ischemic Attack

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  1. Neurological Institute Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, S80, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Irene L. Katzan M.D., M.S.

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Katzan, I.L. (2013). Epidemiology of Stroke. In: Corrigan, M., Escuro, A., Kirby, D. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Stroke. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-380-0_1

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