Frequency of stroke in Europe: A collaborative study of population-based cohorts

Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 11 SUPPL. 5, 2000, Pages

  Di Carlo, A ^a   Launer, L J ^b,c   Breteler, M M B ^b   Fratiglioni, L ^d   Lobo, A ^d   Martinez Lage, J ^d   Schmidt, R ^d   Hofman, A ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Elderly; Epidemiology; Incidence; Prevalence; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EUROPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0034643939     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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