Three-year survival and recurrence after stroke in Malmo, Sweden: An analysis of stroke registry data

Stroke

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2114-2117

  Elneihoum, Ali M ^a,b   Goransson M ^b   Falke, P ^a   Janzon, L ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Mortality; Recurrence; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGISTER; STROKE; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0344193661     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.29.10.2114     Document Type: Article

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