Population-based register of stroke: Manual of operations

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2007, Pages

  Giampaoli, Simona ^a   Hammar, Niklas ^b   Adany, Roza ^c   De Peretti, Christine ^d  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^d Sanitary Surveillance Institute   (France)

Author keywords

Attack rate; EUROCISS; Health monitoring programme; Population based register; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAUSE OF DEATH; DISABILITY; DISEASE REGISTRY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE;

EID: 37349055725     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjr.0000277987.10473.6f     Document Type: Article

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