Organization of stroke care in Turkey
Articles > Article · 2017
Authors: Hadiye ŞİRİN, Birsen Ince, Dilek Necioglu
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2017, vol 12, pp 105-107
Summary
Stroke is one of the major health problems in Turkey. Since cerebrovascular disease is the second leading cause of death, institutional organizations are important to decrease the burden of stroke in our country. Although the number of comprehensive stroke centers has been increasing constantly and many significant improvements have been realized in last years, there are still some regions without a comprehensive stroke center in Turkey.