Comparing Stroke Incidence Worldwide What Makes Studies Comparable?

Stroke

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 550-558

  Sudlow, C L M ^a   Warlow, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ASIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICA; STROKE;

EID: 0029940687     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.27.3.550     Document Type: Article

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