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Home > Cost of Chronic Disease > Cardiovascular Disease: Heart Disease & Stroke > Age--A Major Risk Factor
88% of those who die from stroke are age 65 and older. For those over 55, the incidence of stroke more than doubles each decade.
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Alliance for Aging Research. Task Force on Aging: Research and funding: Meeting the needs of the 21st century. Washington D.C.: Alliance for Aging Research. 2004. [ Permalink ]