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After decades of decline, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths. Almost 800,000 people have a stroke each year, more than 140,000 die and many survivors face disability.
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Back-to-School: A Time to Think about Health and Academics
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Progress has stalled in US stroke death rates after decades of decline - Press Release
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Preventing Stroke Deaths
After decades of decline, progress has slowed in preventing stroke deaths. Not only has progress in preventing deaths slowed, but there has also been an increase in stroke death rates among Hispanics and among people living in the South, while blacks continue to be the hardest...
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