Stroke in an elderly population: Incidence and impact on survival and daily function: The Italian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-150

  Di Carlo, Antonio ^a   Baldereschi, Marzia ^a   Gandolfo, Carlo ^b   Candelise, Livia ^c   Ghetti, Augusto ^d   Maggi, Stefania ^a   Scafato, Emanuele ^e   Carbonin, Pierugo ^f   Amaducci, Luigi ^g   Inzitari, Domenico ^g  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^f CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Cerebrovascular disorders; Incidence; Stroke outcome

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; STROKE; SURVIVAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0037604541     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070594     Document Type: Article

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