Trends in the incidence and mortality of stroke in kaunas, lithuania, 1986-1993

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-20

  Rastenyt�, Daiva ^a   Tuomilehto, Jaakko ^b   Sarti, Cinzia ^b   Cepaitis, Zygimantas ^b   Bluzhas, Juozas ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Attack rate; Case fatality; Incidence; Mortality; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; USSR;

EID: 0030025584     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: 14219786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000107986     Document Type: Article

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