The Italian register of cardiovascular diseases: Attack rates and case fatality for cerebrovascular events

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 530-539

  Palmieri, L ^a,j   Barchielli, A ^b   Cesana, G ^c   De Campora, E ^d   Goldoni, C A ^e   Spolaore, P ^f   Uguccioni, M ^g   Vancheri, F ^h   Vanuzzo, D ⁱ   Ciccarelli, P ^a   Giampaoli, S ^a  

^a Surveillance and Health Promotion   (Italy)

^b ASL 10   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d Agenzia Regionale Sanitaria Campania   (Italy)

^e AUSL Modena   (Italy)

^f Sistema Epidemiologico Regionale   (Italy)

^g CTO Hospital ASL Roma C   (Italy)

^h Azienda Ospedaliera S Elia   (Italy)

ⁱ Cardiovascular Prevention Center   (Italy)

^j ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Attack rate; Case fatality rate; Population based register

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 37349125233     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000110423     Document Type: Article

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