Ethnic differences in stroke incidence and case fatality in Auckland, New Zealand

Stroke

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 758-761

  Bonita, Ruth ^a   Broad, Joanna B ^b   Beaglehole, Robert ^b  

^a NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

epidemiology; ethnic groups; gender; incidence; New Zealand; survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE;

EID: 0030934547     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.28.4.758     Document Type: Article

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