Urban and rural difference in prevalence and incidence of stroke in 2000 in Taiwan

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-230

  Liao, Chien Chang ^a,b   Li, Tsai Chung ^b   Lin, Ruey S ^a   Sung, Fung Chang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Incidence; Prevalence; Stroke; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

EID: 33747240651     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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