Population-based stroke survey in Mumbai, India: Incidence and 28-day case fatality

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 254-261

  Dalal, P M ^a,e   Malik, S ^b   Bhattacharjee, M ^a   Trivedi, N D ^a   Vairale, J ^a   Bhat, P ^a   Deshmukh, S ^b   Khandelwal, K ^c   Mathur, V D ^d  

^a LILAVATI HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Mumbai Municipal Corporation   (India)

^c PH Medical Diagnostic Centre   (India)

^d Mahavir Medical Research Centre   (India)

^e Municipal Bldg No 3 ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Public health; Stroke; Stroke, epidemiology; Stroke, registry; WHO STEPS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISABILITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DENSITY; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; STROKE; URBAN POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 53849127198     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000165364     Document Type: Article

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