As the developing world undergoes an epidemiological transition and the known causes of cardiovascular disease are increasingly understood, are there signs that the efforts to prevent stroke will need to find new targets?
In light of recent research by Bos and colleagues, Consulting Editor Druin Burch and the PLOS Medicine Editors reflect on the uncertainty over some of the causes of cerebrovascular disease and how future prevention strategies will be influenced by shifting patterns of population attributable risk.
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What We Know and What We Don't Know About Preventing Stroke
PLOS Medicine: published April 29, 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001637
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