The geographic variation in stroke incidence in two areas of the southeastern stroke belt: The Anderson and Pee Dee stroke study

Stroke

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2061-2068

  Lackland, Daniel T ^a   Bachman, David L ^b   Carter, Timothy D ^b   Barker, Derek L ^a   Timms, Stephen ^b   Kohli, Harvinder ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Cerebrovascular disorders; Epidemiology; Geography; Incidence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031685288     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.29.10.2061     Document Type: Article

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