Higher burden of hemorrhagic stroke among women: An autopsy-based study in São Paulo, Brazil

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 209-213

  Aikawa, Vânia N ^a   Bambirra, Alberto P ^a   Seoane, Luciana A ^a   Bensenor, Isabela M ^a   Lotufo, Paulo A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Hemorrhagic stroke; Mortality rate; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STROKE; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOPSY; BRAZIL; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEATH, SUDDEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 21044448850     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084714     Document Type: Article

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