Measuring the prevalence of stroke

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 205-206

  Giles, Matthew F ^a   Rothwell, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH DISORDER; STROKE; SYMPTOM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; STROKE;

EID: 45749093021     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000126913     Document Type: Editorial

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