Mortality from childhood stroke in England and Wales, 1921-2000

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-19

  Mallick, A A ^a   Ganesan, V ^b   O'Callaghan, F J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MORTALITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STROKE; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75349093915     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.156109     Document Type: Article

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