Incidence of first-ever ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in a well-defined community of southern Italy, 1993-1995

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 559-565

  Intiso, D ^a   Stampatore, P ^a   Zarrelli, M M ^a   Guerra, G L ^b   Arpaia, G ^b   Simone, P ^a   Tonali, P ^a   Beghi, E ^c,d  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile San Marco   (Italy)

^c SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; Epidemiology; First ever stroke; Incidence; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Italy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; STATISTICS; STROKE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0142056066     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2003.00648.x     Document Type: Article

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