Prevalence of stroke in kinmen

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1338-1341

  Fuh, J L ^a   Wang, S J ^a   Larson, E B ^b   Liu, H C ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebrovascular disorders; epidemiology; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; RURAL POPULATION; STROKE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0029836739     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.8.1338     Document Type: Article

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