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Missouri among worst in nation for strokes

May 25, 2012 By Mary Furness

The Centers for Disease Control say only three states have worse records than Missouri does for people suffering strokes. The CDC says Missouri’s stroke rate is exceeded only by Alabama, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. The study says 3.6 percent of Missouri adults report having had a stroke.

Strokes are the nation’s fourth-highest causes of death.

 

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