Trends in validated cases of fatal and nonfatal stroke, stroke classification, and risk factors in southeastern New England, 1980 to 1991: Data from the Pawtucket Heart Health program

Stroke

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 875-881

  Derby, Carol A ^a   Lapane, Kate L ^b   Feldman, Henry A ^a   Carleton, Richard A ^b,c  

^a NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Epidemiology; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034077899     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.31.4.875     Document Type: Article

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