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Date Submitted:
12/17/07
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Stroke: Where Does Your State Rank?
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Mississippi leads the U.S. in stroke prevalence, and Connecticut has the nation's lowest stroke prevalence rate, says the CDC. The CDC announced that news today in its first state-by-state list of stroke prevalence rates. Data came from a 2005 health survey of more than 356,000 civilian adults nationwide. The survey didn't include people living in nursing homes or other institutions.
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