Stroke incidence studies in Africa

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 755-757

  Truelsen, Thomas ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TANZANIA;

AFRICA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; STROKE; TANZANIA;

EID: 77955325958     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(10)70161-7     Document Type: Letter

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