Exploring the declining case fatality in acute stroke. Population-based observations in the Northern Sweden MONICA project

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 240, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 143-149

  Stegmayr, B ^a   Asplund, K ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case fatality; Cerebrovascular disorders; Severity; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029847285     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1996.519857000.x     Document Type: Article

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