Prevalence of stroke and stroke-related disability in Valle d'Aosta, Italy

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-141

  D'Alessandro, Giuseppe ^a,b,d   Gallo, Franco ^c   Vitaliano, Andrea ^c   Del Col, Patrizia ^c   Gorraz, Fulvio ^c   De Cristofaro, Raffaela ^c   Boaretto, Gabriella ^c  

^a Aosta Hospital   (Italy)

^b ALICe (Associazione per la Lotta All'Ictus Cerebrale)   (Italy)

^c District No 2   (Italy)

^d Fraz Porossan Roppoz 41 D   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disability; Epidemiology; Prevalence rates; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; STROKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953543267     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-009-0174-z     Document Type: Article

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