Prevalence of stroke in the general population: The Rotterdam study

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1499-1501

  Bots, Michiel L ^a   Looman, Sophia J ^a   Koudstaal, Peter J ^a   Hofman, Albert ^a   Hoes, Arno W ^a   Grobbee, Diederick E ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

diagnosis; elderly; epidemiology; hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

EID: 0029840791     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.9.1499     Document Type: Article

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