Poorer countries, those spending less on health care have more strokes, deaths

ScienceDaily (Oct. 27, 2011) — Poorer countries and those that spend proportionately less money on health care have more stroke and stroke deaths than wealthier nations and those that allocate more to health care, according to new research in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.Poorer countries also had a greater incidence of hemorrhagic stroke -- caused by a burst blood vessel bleeding in or near the brain -- and had more frequent onset at younger ages.Regardless of overall wealth,...

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