Incidence of first-ever ischemic stroke in the Canton Basle-City, Switzerland: A population-based study 2002/2003

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 86-91

  Gostynski, Michal ^a   Engelter, Stefan ^b   Papa, Susanna ^b   Ajdacic Gross, Vladeta ^a   Gutzwiller, Felix ^a   Lyrer, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Ischemic stroke; Population based study

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEUROIMAGING; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 31544446924     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0931-8     Document Type: Article

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