A single question about prior stroke versus a stroke questionnaire to assess stroke prevalence in populations

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 245-257

  Berger, Klaus ^a   Hense, H W ^a   Rothdach, A ^b   Weltermann, B ^a   Keil, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebral ischemia, transient; Cerebrovascular disorders; Epidemiologic methods; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0033808182     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000026262     Document Type: Article

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