Variations in case fatality and dependency from stroke in western and central Europe

Stroke

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 350-356

  Wolfe, Charles D A ^a   Tilling, Kate ^a   Beech, Roger ^a   Rudd, Anthony G ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis related groups; Disability; Europe; Fatal outcome; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EUROPE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0032935577     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.30.2.350     Document Type: Article

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