Increasing stroke incidence in Sweden between 1989 and 2000 among persons aged 30 to 65 years: Evidence from the Swedish Hospital Discharge Register

Stroke

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1047-1051

  Medin, J ^a   Nordlund, A ^a   Ekberg, K ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION; STROKE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 2142812432     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000125866.78674.96     Document Type: Article

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