Urbanization and stroke prevalence in Taiwan: Analysis of a nationwide survey

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 604-614

  Lin, Herng Ching ^a   Lin, Yen Ju ^b   Liu, Tsai Ching ^c,d   Chen, Chin Shyan ^c   Chiu, Wen Ta ^d,e  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health Policy; Stroke; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 34447498531     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-007-9195-1     Document Type: Article

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