Analysis of spatio-temporal variations in stroke incidence and case-fatality in Hong Kong

Geospatial Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-20

  Chau, Pui Hing ^a   Woo, Jean ^a,b   Goggins, William B ^c   Wong, Moses ^b   Chan, Kam Che ^a   Ho, Suzanne C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Case fatality; Geographical variation; Hong Kong; Incidence; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856026124     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2011.153     Document Type: Article

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