1. Epidemiology of stroke
CP Warlow, FRCP 
The Lancet 
Volume 352, Pages S1-S4 (October 1998)
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2. Figure 1
Annual age-standardised incidence of first-ever-in-a-lifetime stroke (all types combined) per 100 000 population in the 1980s and 1990s for people aged 45–84, from 11 comparable community-based studies
Error bars are 95% CI. From ref 3 with permission.
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3. Figure 2
Relative risk of stroke related to usual diastolic blood pressure (DBP) in five categories defined by baseline DBP
From an overview analysis of seven prospective observational studies. Approximate mean usual DBP estimated from later remeasurements in Framingham study. Error bars are 95% CI. From ref 18 with permission
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