Changing rates of stroke in the province of Quebec, Canada: 1981–1988

Stroke

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 590-595

  Mayo, Nancy E ^a   Goldberg, Mark S ^a   Levy, Adrian R ^a   Danys, Irena ^a   Korner Bitensky, Nicol ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Cerebrovascular disorders; Epidemiology; Incidence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; QUEBEC;

EID: 0025883819     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.22.5.590     Document Type: Article

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