China's response to the rising stroke burden

Zixiao Li; Yong Jiang; Hao Li; Ying Xian; Yongjun Wang

doi:10.1136/bmj.l879

China's response to the rising stroke burden

BMJ. 2019 Feb 28:364:l879. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l879.

Authors

Zixiao Li^{1

2

3

4

5}, Yong Jiang^{1

2

3

4

5}, Hao Li^{1

2

3

4}, Ying Xian⁶, Yongjun Wang^{7

2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
² China National Clinical Research Centre for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China.
³ Centre of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.
⁴ Beijing Key Laboratory of Translational Medicine for Cerebrovascular Disease, Beijing, China.
⁵ Contributed equally.
⁶ Department of Neurology, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
⁷ Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China yongjunwang@ncrcnd.org.cn.

Abstract

Zixiao Li and colleagues discuss why the number of strokes is growing in China and how the country is taking steps to reduce the rate and improve care

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aging
China / epidemiology
Delivery of Health Care / methods
Delivery of Health Care / standards
Female
Health Care Reform / methods
Health Expenditures / statistics & numerical data
Health Expenditures / trends
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality / trends
Prevalence
Quality Improvement
Risk Factors
Secondary Prevention / methods
Secondary Prevention / standards
Stroke / epidemiology*
Stroke / etiology
Stroke / prevention & control