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Stroke has a prevalence of 0.9% in the Philippines, with ischemic stroke comprising 70% of cases, amidst significant healthcare challenges including a severe shortage of rural neurologists.
Highlights the significant burden of stroke and its risk factors in the Philippines, compounded by a severe shortage and maldistribution of neurologists and high out-of-pocket healthcare costs.
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Underscores urgent rural stroke care gaps in the Philippines; leaves open targeted policy and implementation research.
Navarro et al. (2014) conducted a review in Stroke. Stroke has a prevalence of 0.9% in the Philippines, with ischemic stroke comprising 70% of cases, amidst significant healthcare challenges including a severe shortage of rural neurologists.
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