Cerebrovascular disease in African Americans

PB Gorelick - Stroke, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
In the United States, of the three leading causes of adult death—heart disease, cancer, and
stroke—the disparity in the ratio of black to white mortality is greatest for stroke. 14 African …

Stroke in African Americans

GF Lynch, PB Gorelick - Neurologic clinics, 2000 - neurologic.theclinics.com
African Americans have a substantial survival disadvantage." Of the leading causes of
mortality in the United States, African Americans show an excess in most categories. The …

Primary and secondary prevention of stroke

PB Gorelick - Drug Therapy for Stroke Prevention, 2001 - taylorfrancis.com
Worldwide, stroke is the second leading cause of death (World Health Organization 1997).
Approximately two-thirds of stroke deaths occur in developing countries and one third in …

[PDF][PDF] Presidential Symposium Address

PB Gorelick - Stroke, 1998 - Citeseer
In the United States, of the three leading causes of adult death—heart disease, cancer, and
stroke—the disparity in the ratio of black to white mortality is greatest for stroke. 14 African …