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Oyere K Onuma

Researcher at World Health Organization

Publications -  28
Citations -  2706

Oyere K Onuma is an academic researcher from World Health Organization. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 19 publications receiving 1570 citations. Previous affiliations of Oyere K Onuma include Mayo Clinic & Harvard University.

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Stroke: A Global Response Is Needed

TL;DR: Patient management challenges, combined with inadequate rehabilitation services, lack of preventive measures, as well as poor understanding of the possible unique risk factors associated with stroke in low- and middle-income countries, may account for the disproportionately large stroke burden borne by these countries.
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Global, regional, and country-specific lifetime risks of stroke, 1990 and 2016

Valery L. Feigin, +215 more
TL;DR: In 2016, the global lifetime risk of stroke from the age of 25 years onward was approximately 25% among both men and women, and there was geographic variation in the lifetime risk, with the highest risks in East Asia, Central Europe, and Eastern Europe.
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World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts: revised models to estimate risk in 21 global regions

Stephen Kaptoge, +100 more
TL;DR: The derivation, validation, and illustration of the revised WHO cardiovascular disease risk prediction charts that have been adapted to the circumstances of 21 global regions are reported.

World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts: revised models to estimate risk in 21 global regions

Emanuele Di Angelantonio, +308 more