Stroke incidence and prevalence in Europe: A review of available data

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 581-598

  Truelsen, T ^a   Piechowski Jozwiak B ^b,c   Bonita, R ^a   Mathers, C ^a   Bogousslavsky, J ^b   Boysen, G ^d  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Europe; Incidence; Prevalence; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PEER REVIEW; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; STROKE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EUROPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDLINE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33745011610     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01138.x     Document Type: Review

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