Stroke incidence in rural and urban Tanzania: A prospective, community-based study

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 786-792

  Walker, Richard ^a,b   Whiting, David ^b,c   Unwin, Nigel ^b   Mugusi, Ferdinand ^d   Swai, Mark ^f   Aris, Eric ^d   Jusabani, Ahmed ^e   Kabadi, Gregory ^g   Gray, William K ^a   Lewanga, Mary ^h   Alberti, George ⁱ  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c International Diabetes Federation   (Belgium)

^d Muhimbili Hospital   (Tanzania)

^e Department of Radiology ^*  (Tanzania)

^f KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^g IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^h Ilala Municipal Council Offices   (Tanzania)

ⁱ IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; STROKE; TANZANIA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL POPULATION; STROKE; TANZANIA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955336174     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(10)70144-7     Document Type: Article

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