A community based stroke register in a high risk area for stroke in north west England

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 472-478

  Du, Xianglin ^a,e   Sourbutts, Joan ^a   Cruickshank, Kennedy ^a   Summers, Alison ^b   Roberts, Nick ^c   Walton, Elizabeth ^b   Holmes, Stephen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Public Health   (United Kingdom)

^c Queen's Park Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d The Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; FATALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; REGISTER; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030665198     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.51.5.472     Document Type: Article

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