Epidemiology of stroke

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue SUPPL.3, 1998, Pages 1-4

  Warlow, C P ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; STROKE;

EID: 0032564144     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(98)90086-1     Document Type: Article

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