1. A new approach for stroke prevention in Russia
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V. L. Feigin, Yu. Ya. Varakin, M. A. Kravchenko, M. A. Piradov, M. M. Tanashayan, E. V. Gnedovskaya, L. V. Stakhovskaya, N. A. Shamalov, R. - Krishnamurthi, R. - Bhattacharjee, P. - Parmar, T. - Hussein, and S. - Barker-Collo
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stroke ,prevention ,risk factors ,risk of the stroke ,stroke riskometer app ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,RC321-571 - Abstract
The growing burden of stroke in Russia, along with the increasingcost of healthcare calls for new, more effective strategies forstroke prevention. These strategies should include increasingawareness of stroke symptoms, awareness of risk factors, andprovision of easily available information on means of modifyingrisk factors. The Stroke Riskometer App is exactly such a tool,available in Russian, for adult individuals to calculate their riskof stroke over the next 5 and 10 years and identify their individualstroke risk factors and linking them to possible means of modifyingthese risk factors. The use of this App could reduce the risk ofstroke for individuals in the Russian population and contribute tosignificant reduction in stroke burden in Russia
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- 2017
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