Socioeconomic differences in the incidence, mortality and prognosis of intracerebral hemorrhage in Finnish adult population

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 85-90

  Jakovljević, Dimitrije ^a   Sarti, Cinzia ^a   Sivenius, Juhani ^b   Torppa, Jorma ^a   Mähönen, Markku ^a   Immonen Räihä, Pirjo ^c   Kaarsalo, Esko ^d   Alhainen, Kari ^e   Tuomilehto, Jaakko ^a   Puska, Pekka ^a   Salomaa, Veikko ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c Raisio Regional Hospital   (Finland)

^d Loimaa Regional Hospital   (Finland)

^e NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Case fatality; Finland; Incidence; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Mortality; Socioeconomic factors; WHO MONICA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 17744368273     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054765     Document Type: Article

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