Validation of the Swedish inpatient and cause-of-death registers in the context of stroke

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 289-293

  Appelros, P ^a   Terent A ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Quality improvement; Stroke; Stroke registries

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INPATIENT REGISTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGISTER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; SWEDEN; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; REGISTRIES; STROKE; SWEDEN;

EID: 79952093923     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2010.01402.x     Document Type: Article

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